Amazon Linux 2 Security Advisory: ALAS-2023-1947
Advisory Release Date: 2023-02-17 00:11 Pacific
Advisory Updated Date: 2023-02-22 01:55 Pacific
Severity:
Important
Issue Overview:
A heap-based buffer over write vulnerability was found in GhostScript's lp8000_print_page() function in gdevlp8k.c file. An attacker could trick a user to open a crafted PDF file, triggering the heap buffer overflow that could lead to memory corruption or a denial of service. (CVE-2020-27792)
Affected Packages:
ghostscript
Note:
This advisory is applicable to Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) Core repository. Visit this FAQ section for the difference between AL2 Core and AL2 Extras advisories.
Issue Correction:
Run yum update ghostscript to update your system.
New Packages:
aarch64:
ghostscript-9.25-5.amzn2.0.1.aarch64
libgs-9.25-5.amzn2.0.1.aarch64
libgs-devel-9.25-5.amzn2.0.1.aarch64
ghostscript-gtk-9.25-5.amzn2.0.1.aarch64
ghostscript-cups-9.25-5.amzn2.0.1.aarch64
ghostscript-debuginfo-9.25-5.amzn2.0.1.aarch64
i686:
ghostscript-9.25-5.amzn2.0.1.i686
libgs-9.25-5.amzn2.0.1.i686
libgs-devel-9.25-5.amzn2.0.1.i686
ghostscript-gtk-9.25-5.amzn2.0.1.i686
ghostscript-cups-9.25-5.amzn2.0.1.i686
ghostscript-debuginfo-9.25-5.amzn2.0.1.i686
noarch:
ghostscript-doc-9.25-5.amzn2.0.1.noarch
src:
ghostscript-9.25-5.amzn2.0.1.src
x86_64:
ghostscript-9.25-5.amzn2.0.1.x86_64
libgs-9.25-5.amzn2.0.1.x86_64
libgs-devel-9.25-5.amzn2.0.1.x86_64
ghostscript-gtk-9.25-5.amzn2.0.1.x86_64
ghostscript-cups-9.25-5.amzn2.0.1.x86_64
ghostscript-debuginfo-9.25-5.amzn2.0.1.x86_64