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Oracle Linux: CVE-2016-7978: ELSA-2017-0013: ghostscript security update (MODERATE)

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Oracle Linux: CVE-2016-7978: ELSA-2017-0013: ghostscript security update (MODERATE)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
09/30/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
01/05/2017
Modified
12/18/2024

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in Ghostscript 9.20 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to a reference leak in .setdevice. It was found that the ghostscript function .setdevice suffered a use-after-free vulnerability due to an incorrect reference count. A specially crafted postscript document could trigger code execution in the context of the gs process.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-ghostscript
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-ghostscript-cups
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-ghostscript-devel
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-ghostscript-doc
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-ghostscript-gtk

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