Scientific Linux Security Update : ghostscript on SL7.x x86_64 (20181217)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 119883
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New! Plugin Severity Now Using CVSS v3
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Synopsis
The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
Security Fix(es) :- ghostscript: Incorrect free logic in pagedevice replacement (699664) (CVE-2018-16541)
- ghostscript: Incorrect 'restoration of privilege' checking when running out of stack during exception handling (CVE-2018-16802)
- ghostscript: User-writable error exception table (CVE-2018-17183)
- ghostscript: Saved execution stacks can leak operator arrays (incomplete fix for CVE-2018-17183) (CVE-2018-17961)
- ghostscript: Saved execution stacks can leak operator arrays (CVE-2018-18073)
- ghostscript: 1Policy operator allows a sandbox protection bypass (CVE-2018-18284)
- ghostscript: Type confusion in setpattern (700141) (CVE-2018-19134)
- ghostscript: Improperly implemented security check in zsetdevice function in psi/zdevice.c (CVE-2018-19409)
- ghostscript: Uninitialized memory access in the aesdecode operator (699665) (CVE-2018-15911)
Bug Fix(es) :
- It has been found that ghostscript-9.07-31.el7_6.1 introduced regression during the handling of shading objects, causing a 'Dropping incorrect smooth shading object' warning. With this update, the regression has been fixed and the described problem no longer occurs.
Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 119883
File Name: sl_20181217_ghostscript_on_SL7_x.nasl
Version: 1.8
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 12/27/2018
Updated: 8/21/2020
Dependencies: ssh_get_info.nasl
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.3
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 5.9
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Temporal Vector: E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.8
Temporal Score: 8.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:ghostscript, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:ghostscript-cups, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:ghostscript-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:ghostscript-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:ghostscript-doc, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:ghostscript-gtk, x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 12/17/2018
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/28/2018
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2018-15911, CVE-2018-16541, CVE-2018-16802, CVE-2018-17183, CVE-2018-17961, CVE-2018-18073, CVE-2018-18284, CVE-2018-19134, CVE-2018-19409
IAVB: 2019-B-0081-S