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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201708-06
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Severity: Normal
Title: GPL Ghostscript: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: August 21, 2017
Bugs: #616814, #617016, #617018, #617020, #617022, #618818
ID: 201708-06
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in GPL Ghostscript, the worst
of which can resulting in the execution of arbitrary code.
Background
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Ghostscript is an interpreter for the PostScript language and for PDF.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-text/ghostscript-gpl
< 9.21 >= 9.21
Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in GPL Ghostscript.
Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for additional
information.
Impact
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A context-dependent attacker could entice a user to open a specially
crafted PostScript file or PDF document using GPL Ghostscript possibly
resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the
process or a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All GPL Ghostscript users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/ghostscript-gpl-9.21"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2016-10219
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-10219
[ 2 ] CVE-2016-10220
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-10220
[ 3 ] CVE-2017-5951
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-5951
[ 4 ] CVE-2017-6196
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-6196
[ 5 ] CVE-2017-7207
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-7207
[ 6 ] CVE-2017-8291
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-8291
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-06
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
secur...@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2017 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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