Security update for ghostscript

SUSE Security Update: Security update for ghostscript
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2019:2981-1
Rating: important
References: #1156275
Cross-References:CVE-2019-14869
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Open Buildservice Development Tools 15-SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Open Buildservice Development Tools 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15

An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:

This update for ghostscript fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2019-14869: Fixed a possible dSAFER escape which could have allowed an attacker to gain high privileges by a specially crafted Postscript code (bsc#1156275).

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Open Buildservice Development Tools 15-SP1:
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Development-Tools-OBS-15-SP1-2019-2981=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Open Buildservice Development Tools 15:
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Development-Tools-OBS-15-2019-2981=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP1:
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP1-2019-2981=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15:
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-2019-2981=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Open Buildservice Development Tools 15-SP1 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):
    • ghostscript-mini-9.27-3.24.1
    • ghostscript-mini-debuginfo-9.27-3.24.1
    • ghostscript-mini-debugsource-9.27-3.24.1
    • ghostscript-mini-devel-9.27-3.24.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Open Buildservice Development Tools 15 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):
    • ghostscript-mini-9.27-3.24.1
    • ghostscript-mini-debuginfo-9.27-3.24.1
    • ghostscript-mini-debugsource-9.27-3.24.1
    • ghostscript-mini-devel-9.27-3.24.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP1 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):
    • ghostscript-9.27-3.24.1
    • ghostscript-debuginfo-9.27-3.24.1
    • ghostscript-debugsource-9.27-3.24.1
    • ghostscript-devel-9.27-3.24.1
    • ghostscript-x11-9.27-3.24.1
    • ghostscript-x11-debuginfo-9.27-3.24.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):
    • ghostscript-9.27-3.24.1
    • ghostscript-debuginfo-9.27-3.24.1
    • ghostscript-debugsource-9.27-3.24.1
    • ghostscript-devel-9.27-3.24.1
    • ghostscript-x11-9.27-3.24.1
    • ghostscript-x11-debuginfo-9.27-3.24.1

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