ELSA-2019-2591: Security update for 8 packages

ELSA-2019-2591, released September 6, 2019, fixes 4 CVEs across 8 products. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High

CVEs closed

None rated Critical

Exploited

None reported

Highest CVSS

9.8

Base score, 0 to 10

Highest EPSS

0.1096

95th percentile

Priority of the 4 CVEs

Patch now 0
                                Urgent 0
                                High 4
                                Routine 0

Fixed package versions

Product	Release	Fixed in
ghostscript	ol 8	0:9.25-2.el8_0.3
ghostscript-doc	ol 8	0:9.25-2.el8_0.3
ghostscript-tools-dvipdf	ol 8	0:9.25-2.el8_0.3
ghostscript-tools-fonts	ol 8	0:9.25-2.el8_0.3
ghostscript-tools-printing	ol 8	0:9.25-2.el8_0.3
ghostscript-x11	ol 8	0:9.25-2.el8_0.3
libgs	ol 8	0:9.25-2.el8_0.3
libgs-devel	ol 8	0:9.25-2.el8_0.3

CVEs this fix closes

Priority	CVE	Title	CVSS	EPSS	Exploitation
High	CVE-2019-14813	ghostscript: Resolves: #1744005 - ghostscript: Safer Mode Bypass by .forceput Exposure in setsystemparams (701443)	9.8	0.1096	None reported
High	CVE-2019-14811	ghostscript: Resolves: #1744010 - ghostscript: Safer Mode Bypass by .forceput Exposure in .pdf_hook_DSC_Creator (701445)	7.8	0.0375	None reported
High	CVE-2019-14812	ghostscript: Resolves: #1744014 - ghostscript: Safer Mode Bypass by .forceput Exposure in setuserparams (701444)	7.8	0.0247	None reported
High	CVE-2019-14817	ghostscript: Resolves: #1744230 - ghostscript: Safer Mode Bypass by .forceput Exposure in .pdfexectoken and other procedures (701450)	7.8	0.0203	None reported

Also fixes CVE-2019-14813

RHSA-2019:2591
ghostscript, ghostscript-doc, ghostscript-tools-dvipdf and 5 more on RHEL 8
ghostscript 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.11
ghostscript on Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic)
ghostscript-x 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.11
ghostscript-x on Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic)
libgs9 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.11
libgs9 on Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic)
libgs9-common 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.11
libgs9-common on Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic)

Vendor advisory

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2019-2591.html

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