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Oracle Linux: CVE-2018-18073: ELSA-2018-3834: ghostscript security and bug fix update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)

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Oracle Linux: CVE-2018-18073: ELSA-2018-3834: ghostscript security and bug fix update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
10/09/2018
Created
03/19/2019
Added
12/18/2018
Modified
11/27/2024

Description

Artifex Ghostscript allows attackers to bypass a sandbox protection mechanism by leveraging exposure of system operators in the saved execution stack in an error object.

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

References

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