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AlmaLinux 8 : ghostscript (ALSA-2025:4362)
high Nessus Plugin ID 235148
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Synopsis
The remote AlmaLinux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote AlmaLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALSA-2025:4362 advisory.* ghostscript: heap buffer over write vulnerability in GhostScript's lp8000_print_page() in gdevlp8k.c (CVE-2020-27792)
* ghostscript: dangling pointer in gdev_prn_open_printer_seekable() (CVE-2023-46751)
* ghostscript: Buffer Overflow in Ghostscript PDF XRef Stream Handling (CVE-2024-46952)
* ghostscript: Arbitrary Code Execution in Artifex Ghostscript Pattern Color Space (CVE-2024-46951)
* ghostscript: Directory Traversal in Ghostscript via Overlong UTF-8 Encoding (CVE-2024-46954)
* ghostscript: Path Traversal and Code Execution via Integer Overflow in Ghostscript (CVE-2024-46953)
* ghostscript: Out-of-Bounds Data Access in Ghostscript Leads to Arbitrary Code Execution (CVE-2024-46956)
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the AlmaLinux security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 235148
File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2025-4362.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Family: Alma Linux Local Security Checks
Published: 5/5/2025
Updated: 5/5/2025
Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.2
Temporal Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-46956
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 6.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:ghostscript-x11, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:ghostscript-tools-dvipdf, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:ghostscript-doc, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::appstream, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:libgs, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::nfv, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::powertools, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::supplementary, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:ghostscript-tools-fonts, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:libgs-devel, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::sap_hana, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:ghostscript-tools-printing, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::highavailability, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::realtime, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:ghostscript, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::resilientstorage, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::baseos, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::sap
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/AlmaLinux/release, Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 4/30/2025
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/19/2022
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2020-27792, CVE-2023-46751, CVE-2024-46951, CVE-2024-46952, CVE-2024-46953, CVE-2024-46954, CVE-2024-46956