Summary
Package updates are available for Amazon Linux 2 that fix the following vulnerabilities: CVE-2023-38559: A buffer overflow flaw was found in base/gdevdevn.c:1973 in devn_pcx_write_rle() in ghostscript. This issue may allow a local attacker to cause a denial of service via outputting a crafted PDF file for a DEVN device with gs.
Fixed packages 7
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux · 2 | ghostscript | 0:9.25-5.amzn2.0.4 |
| Amazon Linux · 2 | ghostscript-cups | 0:9.25-5.amzn2.0.4 |
| Amazon Linux · 2 | ghostscript-debuginfo | 0:9.25-5.amzn2.0.4 |
| Amazon Linux · 2 | ghostscript-doc | 0:9.25-5.amzn2.0.4 |
| Amazon Linux · 2 | ghostscript-gtk | 0:9.25-5.amzn2.0.4 |
| Amazon Linux · 2 | libgs | 0:9.25-5.amzn2.0.4 |
| Amazon Linux · 2 | libgs-devel | 0:9.25-5.amzn2.0.4 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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Medium 5.5
Ghostscript: out-of-bound read in base/gdevdevn.c:1973 in devn_pcx_write_rle could result in dos
A buffer overflow flaw was found in base/gdevdevn.c:1973 in devn_pcx_write_rle() in ghostscript. This issue may allow a local attacker to cause a denial of service via outputting a crafted PDF file for a DEVN device with gs.
References
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web
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2023-38559.html