Security update for ghostscript

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:1590-2
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2023-52722 ( SUSE ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP6
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for ghostscript fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2023-52722: Do not allow eexec seeds other than the Type 1 standard while using SAFER mode (bsc#1223852).

Patch Instructions:

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

  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
    zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2024-1590=1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2024-1590=1

Package List:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • ghostscript-debuginfo-9.52-150000.188.1
    • ghostscript-x11-debuginfo-9.52-150000.188.1
    • ghostscript-devel-9.52-150000.188.1
    • ghostscript-9.52-150000.188.1
    • ghostscript-debugsource-9.52-150000.188.1
    • ghostscript-x11-9.52-150000.188.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • ghostscript-debuginfo-9.52-150000.188.1
    • ghostscript-x11-debuginfo-9.52-150000.188.1
    • ghostscript-devel-9.52-150000.188.1
    • ghostscript-9.52-150000.188.1
    • ghostscript-debugsource-9.52-150000.188.1
    • ghostscript-x11-9.52-150000.188.1

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