# CVE-2023-46751: ghostscript: RHEL-18396 ghostscript: dangling pointer in gdev_prn_open_printer_seekable()

CVE-2023-46751 is fixed in 20 products on 1 platform, first by ghostscript 9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.6, released December 6, 2023. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-46751
- Priority: High
- CVSS: 7.8 (MODERATE)
- EPSS: 0.0202
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Dec 6, 2023

## Description

RHEL-18396 ghostscript: dangling pointer in gdev_prn_open_printer_seekable()

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | ghostscript Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u3 | [DSA-5578-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/dsa-5578-1.md) | Dec 15, 2023 |
| Linux | ghostscript Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 10.02.1~dfsg-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2023-46751](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2023-46751.md) | Dec 6, 2023 |
| Linux | ghostscript Debian 14 | 10.02.1~dfsg-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2023-46751](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2023-46751.md) | Dec 6, 2023 |
| Linux | ghostscript RHEL 8 | 0:9.27-16.el8_10 | [RHSA-2025:4362](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2025-4362.md) | Apr 30, 2025 |
| Linux | ghostscript RHEL 9 | 0:9.54.0-18.el9_6 | [RHSA-2025:7422](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2025-7422.md) | May 13, 2025 |
| Linux | ghostscript Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.6 | [ghostscript 9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.6](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-ghostscript-9.55.0-dfsg1-0ubuntu5.6.md) | Dec 6, 2023 |
| Linux | ghostscript Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu1 | [ghostscript 10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-noble-ghostscript-10.02.1-dfsg1-0ubuntu1.md) | Dec 6, 2023 |
| Linux | ghostscript almalinux 8 | 9.27-16.el8_10 | [ALSA-2025:4362](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2025-4362.md) | Apr 30, 2025 |
| Linux | ghostscript almalinux 9 | 9.54.0-18.el9_6 | [ALSA-2025:7422](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2025-7422.md) | May 13, 2025 |
| Linux | ghostscript amzn 2023 | 9.56.1-7.amzn2023.0.5 | [ALAS2023-2024-470](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2024-470.md) | Jan 3, 2024 |
| Linux | ghostscript ol 8 | 0:9.27-16.el8_10 | [ELSA-2025-4362](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-4362.md) | Apr 30, 2025 |
| Linux | ghostscript ol 9 | 0:9.54.0-18.el9_6 | [ELSA-2025-7422](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-7422.md) | May 21, 2025 |
| Linux | ghostscript rocky 8 | 0:9.27-16.el8_10 | [RLSA-2025:4362](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2025-4362.md) | Jul 29, 2025 |
| Linux | ghostscript-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 9.56.1-7.amzn2023.0.5 | [ALAS2023-2024-470](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2024-470.md) | Jan 3, 2024 |
| Linux | ghostscript-debugsource amzn 2023 | 9.56.1-7.amzn2023.0.5 | [ALAS2023-2024-470](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2024-470.md) | Jan 3, 2024 |
| Linux | ghostscript-doc RHEL 8 | 0:9.27-16.el8_10 | [RHSA-2025:4362](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2025-4362.md) | Apr 30, 2025 |
| Linux | ghostscript-doc RHEL 9 | 0:9.54.0-18.el9_6 | [RHSA-2025:7422](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2025-7422.md) | May 13, 2025 |
| Linux | ghostscript-doc almalinux 8 | 9.27-16.el8_10 | [ALSA-2025:4362](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2025-4362.md) | Apr 30, 2025 |
| Linux | ghostscript-doc almalinux 9 | 9.54.0-18.el9_6 | [ALSA-2025:7422](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2025-7422.md) | May 13, 2025 |
| Linux | ghostscript-doc amzn 2023 | 9.56.1-7.amzn2023.0.5 | [ALAS2023-2024-470](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2024-470.md) | Jan 3, 2024 |
| Linux | ghostscript-doc ol 8 | 0:9.27-16.el8_10 | [ELSA-2025-4362](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-4362.md) | Apr 30, 2025 |
| Linux | ghostscript-doc ol 9 | 0:9.54.0-18.el9_6 | [ELSA-2025-7422](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-7422.md) | May 21, 2025 |
| Linux | ghostscript-gtk amzn 2023 | 9.56.1-7.amzn2023.0.5 | [ALAS2023-2024-470](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2024-470.md) | Jan 3, 2024 |
| Linux | ghostscript-gtk-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 9.56.1-7.amzn2023.0.5 | [ALAS2023-2024-470](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2024-470.md) | Jan 3, 2024 |
| Linux | ghostscript-tools-dvipdf RHEL 8 | 0:9.27-16.el8_10 | [RHSA-2025:4362](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2025-4362.md) | Apr 30, 2025 |
| Linux | ghostscript-tools-dvipdf RHEL 9 | 0:9.54.0-18.el9_6 | [RHSA-2025:7422](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2025-7422.md) | May 13, 2025 |
| Linux | ghostscript-tools-dvipdf almalinux 8 | 9.27-16.el8_10 | [ALSA-2025:4362](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2025-4362.md) | Apr 30, 2025 |
| Linux | ghostscript-tools-dvipdf almalinux 9 | 9.54.0-18.el9_6 | [ALSA-2025:7422](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2025-7422.md) | May 13, 2025 |
| Linux | ghostscript-tools-dvipdf amzn 2023 | 9.56.1-7.amzn2023.0.5 | [ALAS2023-2024-470](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2024-470.md) | Jan 3, 2024 |
| Linux | ghostscript-tools-dvipdf ol 8 | 0:9.27-16.el8_10 | [ELSA-2025-4362](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-4362.md) | Apr 30, 2025 |
| Linux | ghostscript-tools-dvipdf ol 9 | 0:9.54.0-18.el9_6 | [ELSA-2025-7422](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-7422.md) | May 21, 2025 |
| Linux | ghostscript-tools-fonts RHEL 8 | 0:9.27-16.el8_10 | [RHSA-2025:4362](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2025-4362.md) | Apr 30, 2025 |
| Linux | ghostscript-tools-fonts RHEL 9 | 0:9.54.0-18.el9_6 | [RHSA-2025:7422](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2025-7422.md) | May 13, 2025 |
| Linux | ghostscript-tools-fonts almalinux 8 | 9.27-16.el8_10 | [ALSA-2025:4362](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2025-4362.md) | Apr 30, 2025 |
| Linux | ghostscript-tools-fonts almalinux 9 | 9.54.0-18.el9_6 | [ALSA-2025:7422](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2025-7422.md) | May 13, 2025 |
| Linux | ghostscript-tools-fonts amzn 2023 | 9.56.1-7.amzn2023.0.5 | [ALAS2023-2024-470](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2024-470.md) | Jan 3, 2024 |
| Linux | ghostscript-tools-fonts ol 8 | 0:9.27-16.el8_10 | [ELSA-2025-4362](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-4362.md) | Apr 30, 2025 |
| Linux | ghostscript-tools-fonts ol 9 | 0:9.54.0-18.el9_6 | [ELSA-2025-7422](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-7422.md) | May 21, 2025 |
| Linux | ghostscript-tools-printing RHEL 8 | 0:9.27-16.el8_10 | [RHSA-2025:4362](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2025-4362.md) | Apr 30, 2025 |
| Linux | ghostscript-tools-printing RHEL 9 | 0:9.54.0-18.el9_6 | [RHSA-2025:7422](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2025-7422.md) | May 13, 2025 |
| Linux | ghostscript-tools-printing almalinux 8 | 9.27-16.el8_10 | [ALSA-2025:4362](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2025-4362.md) | Apr 30, 2025 |
| Linux | ghostscript-tools-printing almalinux 9 | 9.54.0-18.el9_6 | [ALSA-2025:7422](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2025-7422.md) | May 13, 2025 |
| Linux | ghostscript-tools-printing amzn 2023 | 9.56.1-7.amzn2023.0.5 | [ALAS2023-2024-470](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2024-470.md) | Jan 3, 2024 |
| Linux | ghostscript-tools-printing ol 8 | 0:9.27-16.el8_10 | [ELSA-2025-4362](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-4362.md) | Apr 30, 2025 |
| Linux | ghostscript-tools-printing ol 9 | 0:9.54.0-18.el9_6 | [ELSA-2025-7422](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-7422.md) | May 21, 2025 |
| Linux | ghostscript-x Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.6 | [ghostscript-x 9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.6](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-ghostscript-x-9.55.0-dfsg1-0ubuntu5.6.md) | Dec 6, 2023 |
| Linux | ghostscript-x11 RHEL 8 | 0:9.27-16.el8_10 | [RHSA-2025:4362](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2025-4362.md) | Apr 30, 2025 |
| Linux | ghostscript-x11 RHEL 9 | 0:9.54.0-18.el9_6 | [RHSA-2025:7422](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2025-7422.md) | May 13, 2025 |
| Linux | ghostscript-x11 almalinux 8 | 9.27-16.el8_10 | [ALSA-2025:4362](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2025-4362.md) | Apr 30, 2025 |
| Linux | ghostscript-x11 almalinux 9 | 9.54.0-18.el9_6 | [ALSA-2025:7422](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2025-7422.md) | May 13, 2025 |
| Linux | ghostscript-x11 amzn 2023 | 9.56.1-7.amzn2023.0.5 | [ALAS2023-2024-470](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2024-470.md) | Jan 3, 2024 |
| Linux | ghostscript-x11 ol 8 | 0:9.27-16.el8_10 | [ELSA-2025-4362](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-4362.md) | Apr 30, 2025 |
| Linux | ghostscript-x11 ol 9 | 0:9.54.0-18.el9_6 | [ELSA-2025-7422](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-7422.md) | May 21, 2025 |
| Linux | ghostscript-x11-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 9.56.1-7.amzn2023.0.5 | [ALAS2023-2024-470](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2024-470.md) | Jan 3, 2024 |
| Linux | libgs RHEL 8 | 0:9.27-16.el8_10 | [RHSA-2025:4362](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2025-4362.md) | Apr 30, 2025 |
| Linux | libgs RHEL 9 | 0:9.54.0-18.el9_6 | [RHSA-2025:7422](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2025-7422.md) | May 13, 2025 |
| Linux | libgs almalinux 8 | 9.27-16.el8_10 | [ALSA-2025:4362](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2025-4362.md) | Apr 30, 2025 |
| Linux | libgs almalinux 9 | 9.54.0-18.el9_6 | [ALSA-2025:7422](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2025-7422.md) | May 13, 2025 |
| Linux | libgs amzn 2023 | 9.56.1-7.amzn2023.0.5 | [ALAS2023-2024-470](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2024-470.md) | Jan 3, 2024 |
| Linux | libgs ol 8 | 0:9.27-16.el8_10 | [ELSA-2025-4362](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-4362.md) | Apr 30, 2025 |
| Linux | libgs ol 9 | 0:9.54.0-18.el9_6 | [ELSA-2025-7422](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-7422.md) | May 21, 2025 |
| Linux | libgs-common Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu1 | [libgs-common 10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-noble-libgs-common-10.02.1-dfsg1-0ubuntu1.md) | Dec 6, 2023 |
| Linux | libgs-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 9.56.1-7.amzn2023.0.5 | [ALAS2023-2024-470](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2024-470.md) | Jan 3, 2024 |
| Linux | libgs-devel RHEL 8 | 0:9.27-16.el8_10 | [RHSA-2025:4362](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2025-4362.md) | Apr 30, 2025 |
| Linux | libgs-devel RHEL 9 | 0:9.54.0-18.el9_6 | [RHSA-2025:7422](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2025-7422.md) | May 13, 2025 |
| Linux | libgs-devel almalinux 8 | 9.27-16.el8_10 | [ALSA-2025:4362](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2025-4362.md) | Apr 30, 2025 |
| Linux | libgs-devel almalinux 9 | 9.54.0-18.el9_6 | [ALSA-2025:7422](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2025-7422.md) | May 13, 2025 |
| Linux | libgs-devel amzn 2023 | 9.56.1-7.amzn2023.0.5 | [ALAS2023-2024-470](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2024-470.md) | Jan 3, 2024 |
| Linux | libgs-devel ol 8 | 0:9.27-16.el8_10 | [ELSA-2025-4362](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-4362.md) | Apr 30, 2025 |
| Linux | libgs-devel ol 9 | 0:9.54.0-18.el9_6 | [ELSA-2025-7422](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-7422.md) | May 21, 2025 |
| Linux | libgs10 Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu1 | [libgs10 10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-noble-libgs10-10.02.1-dfsg1-0ubuntu1.md) | Dec 6, 2023 |
| Linux | libgs10-common Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu1 | [libgs10-common 10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-noble-libgs10-common-10.02.1-dfsg1-0ubuntu1.md) | Dec 6, 2023 |
| Linux | libgs9 Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.6 | [libgs9 9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.6](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-libgs9-9.55.0-dfsg1-0ubuntu5.6.md) | Dec 6, 2023 |
| Linux | libgs9-common Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.6 | [libgs9-common 9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.6](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-libgs9-common-9.55.0-dfsg1-0ubuntu5.6.md) | Dec 6, 2023 |

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