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Amazon Linux AMI : ghostscript (ALAS-2025-1978)
high Nessus Plugin ID 235786
Synopsis
The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update.Description
The version of ghostscript installed on the remote host is prior to 8.70-24.35. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS-2025-1978 advisory.PS interpreter - check the type of the Pattern Implementation
NOTE: https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=707991NOTE: https://cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi- bin/cgit.cgi/ghostpdl.git/commit/?id=f49812186baa7d1362880673408a6fbe8719b4f8NOTE:
https://cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi- bin/cgit.cgi/ghostpdl.git/commit/?id=ada21374f0c90cc3acf7ce0e96302394560c7aee (ghostpdl-10.04.0) (CVE-2024-46951)
Check for overflow validating format string
NOTE: https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=707793NOTE: https://cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi- bin/cgit.cgi/ghostpdl.git/commit/?id=1f21a45df0fa3abec4cff12951022b192dda3c00NOTE:
https://cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi- bin/cgit.cgi/ghostpdl.git/commit/?id=294a3755e33f453dd92e2a7c4cfceb087ac09d6a (ghostpdl-10.04.0) (CVE-2024-46953)
PostScript interpreter - fix buffer length check
NOTE: https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=707895NOTE: https://cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi- bin/cgit.cgi/ghostpdl.git/commit/?id=f4151f12db32cd3ed26c24327de714bf2c3ed6caNOTE:
https://cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi- bin/cgit.cgi/ghostpdl.git/commit/?id=ea69a1388245ad959d31c272b5ba66d40cebba2c (ghostpdl-10.04.0) (CVE-2024-46956)
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product 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
Run 'yum update ghostscript' to update your system.See Also
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/faqs.html
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2024-46951.html
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2024-46953.html
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 235786
File Name: ala_ALAS-2025-1978.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 5/13/2025
Updated: 5/13/2025
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, 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:amazon:linux:ghostscript-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:ghostscript-doc, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:ghostscript, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:ghostscript-debuginfo, cpe:/o:amazon:linux
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 5/12/2025
Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/10/2024
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2024-46951, CVE-2024-46953, CVE-2024-46956
IAVB: 2024-B-0170-S