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  • [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 202309-03 ] GPL Ghostscript: Multiple Vulnerab

    From glsamaker@gentoo.org@21:1/5 to All on Sun Sep 17 07:40:02 2023
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    Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202309-03
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    Severity: High
    Title: GPL Ghostscript: Multiple Vulnerabilities
    Date: September 17, 2023
    Bugs: #904245, #910294
    ID: 202309-03

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    Synopsis
    ========

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in GPL Ghostscript, the
    worst of which could result in remote code execution.

    Background
    ==========

    Ghostscript is an interpreter for the PostScript language and for PDF.

    Affected packages
    =================

    Package Vulnerable Unaffected
    ------------------------ ------------ ------------
    app-text/ghostscript-gpl < 10.01.2 >= 10.01.2

    Description
    ===========

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in GPL Ghostscript. Please
    review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

    Impact
    ======

    Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

    Workaround
    ==========

    There is no known workaround at this time.

    Resolution
    ==========

    All GPL Ghostscript users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/ghostscript-gpl-10.01.2"

    References
    ==========

    [ 1 ] CVE-2022-2085
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2085
    [ 2 ] CVE-2023-28879
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28879
    [ 3 ] CVE-2023-36664
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-36664

    Availability
    ============

    This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
    the Gentoo Security Website:

    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-03

    Concerns?
    =========

    Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
    confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
    importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

    License
    =======

    Copyright 2023 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
    belongs to its owner(s).

    The contents of this document are licensed under the
    Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

    https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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