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Posted on 21 March 2019
RedHat===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory
Synopsis: Important: ghostscript security and bug fix update
Advisory ID: RHSA-2019:0633-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0633
Issue date: 2019-03-21
CVE Names: CVE-2019-3835 CVE-2019-3838
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1. Summary:
An update for ghostscript is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact
of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,
which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability
from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
2. Relevant releases/architectures:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) - noarch, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) - noarch, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) - ppc64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) - noarch, ppc64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) - noarch, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server (v. 7) - aarch64, ppc64le, s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server Optional (v. 7) - aarch64, noarch, ppc64le, s390x
3. Description:
The Ghostscript suite contains utilities for rendering PostScript and PDF
documents. Ghostscript translates PostScript code to common bitmap formats
so that the code can be displayed or printed.
Security Fix(es):
* ghostscript: superexec operator is available (700585) (CVE-2019-3835)
* ghostscript: forceput in DefineResource is still accessible (700576)
(CVE-2019-3838)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS
score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE
page(s) listed in the References section.
Bug Fix(es):
* ghostscript: Regression: double comment chars '%%' in gs_init.ps leading
to missing metadata (BZ#1673915)
4. Solution:
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes
described in this advisory, refer to:
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
5. Bugs fixed (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/):
1677581 - CVE-2019-3838 ghostscript: forceput in DefineResource is still accessible (700576)
1677588 - CVE-2019-3835 ghostscript: superexec operator is available (700585)
6. Package List:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7):
Source:
ghostscript-9.07-31.el7_6.10.src.rpm
x86_64:
ghostscript-9.07-31.el7_6.10.i686.rpm
ghostscript-9.07-31.el7_6.10.x86_64.rpm
ghostscript-cups-9.07-31.el7_6.10.x86_64.rpm
ghostscript-debuginfo-9.07-31.el7_6.10.i686.rpm
ghostscript-debuginfo-9.07-31.el7_6.10.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7):
noarch:
ghostscript-doc-9.07-31.el7_6.10.noarch.rpm
x86_64:
ghostscript-debuginfo-9.07-31.el7_6.10.i686.rpm
ghostscript-debuginfo-9.07-31.el7_6.10.x86_64.rpm
ghostscript-devel-9.07-31.el7_6.10.i686.rpm
ghostscript-devel-9.07-31.el7_6.10.x86_64.rpm
ghostscript-gtk-9.07-31.el7_6.10.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7):
Source:
ghostscript-9.07-31.el7_6.10.src.rpm
x86_64:
ghostscript-9.07-31.el7_6.10.i686.rpm
ghostscript-9.07-31.el7_6.10.x86_64.rpm
ghostscript-cups-9.07-31.el7_6.10.x86_64.rpm
ghostscript-debuginfo-9.07-31.el7_6.10.i686.rpm
ghostscript-debuginfo-9.07-31.el7_6.10.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7):
noarch:
ghostscript-doc-9.07-31.el7_6.10.noarch.rpm
x86_64:
ghostscript-debuginfo-9.07-31.el7_6.10.i686.rpm
ghostscript-debuginfo-9.07-31.el7_6.10.x86_64.rpm
ghostscript-devel-9.07-31.el7_6.10.i686.rpm
ghostscript-devel-9.07-31.el7_6.10.x86_64.rpm
ghostscript-gtk-9.07-31.el7_6.10.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7):
Source:
ghostscript-9.07-31.el7_6.10.src.rpm
ppc64:
ghostscript-9.07-31.el7_6.10.ppc.rpm
ghostscript-9.07-31.el7_6.10.ppc64.rpm
ghostscript-cups-9.07-31.el7_6.10.ppc64.rpm
ghostscript-debuginfo-9.07-31.el7_6.10.ppc.rpm
ghostscript-debuginfo-9.07-31.el7_6.10.ppc64.rpm
ppc64le:
ghostscript-9.07-31.el7_6.10.ppc64le.rpm
ghostscript-cups-9.07-31.el7_6.10.ppc64le.rpm
ghostscript-debuginfo-9.07-31.el7_6.10.ppc64le.rpm
s390x:
ghostscript-9.07-31.el7_6.10.s390.rpm
ghostscript-9.07-31.el7_6.10.s390x.rpm
ghostscript-cups-9.07-31.el7_6.10.s390x.rpm
ghostscript-debuginfo-9.07-31.el7_6.10.s390.rpm
ghostscript-debuginfo-9.07-31.el7_6.10.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
ghostscript-9.07-31.el7_6.10.i686.rpm
ghostscript-9.07-31.el7_6.10.x86_64.rpm
ghostscript-cups-9.07-31.el7_6.10.x86_64.rpm
ghostscript-debuginfo-9.07-31.el7_6.10.i686.rpm
ghostscript-debuginfo-9.07-31.el7_6.10.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server (v. 7):
Source:
ghostscript-9.07-31.el7_6.10.src.rpm
aarch64:
ghostscript-9.07-31.el7_6.10.aarch64.rpm
ghostscript-cups-9.07-31.el7_6.10.aarch64.rpm
ghostscript-debuginfo-9.07-31.el7_6.10.aarch64.rpm
ppc64le:
ghostscript-9.07-31.el7_6.10.ppc64le.rpm
ghostscript-cups-9.07-31.el7_6.10.ppc64le.rpm
ghostscript-debuginfo-9.07-31.el7_6.10.ppc64le.rpm
s390x:
ghostscript-9.07-31.el7_6.10.s390.rpm
ghostscript-9.07-31.el7_6.10.s390x.rpm
ghostscript-cups-9.07-31.el7_6.10.s390x.rpm
ghostscript-debuginfo-9.07-31.el7_6.10.s390.rpm
ghostscript-debuginfo-9.07-31.el7_6.10.s390x.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7):
noarch:
ghostscript-doc-9.07-31.el7_6.10.noarch.rpm
ppc64:
ghostscript-debuginfo-9.07-31.el7_6.10.ppc.rpm
ghostscript-debuginfo-9.07-31.el7_6.10.ppc64.rpm
ghostscript-devel-9.07-31.el7_6.10.ppc.rpm
ghostscript-devel-9.07-31.el7_6.10.ppc64.rpm
ghostscript-gtk-9.07-31.el7_6.10.ppc64.rpm
ppc64le:
ghostscript-debuginfo-9.07-31.el7_6.10.ppc64le.rpm
ghostscript-devel-9.07-31.el7_6.10.ppc64le.rpm
ghostscript-gtk-9.07-31.el7_6.10.ppc64le.rpm
s390x:
ghostscript-debuginfo-9.07-31.el7_6.10.s390.rpm
ghostscript-debuginfo-9.07-31.el7_6.10.s390x.rpm
ghostscript-devel-9.07-31.el7_6.10.s390.rpm
ghostscript-devel-9.07-31.el7_6.10.s390x.rpm
ghostscript-gtk-9.07-31.el7_6.10.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
ghostscript-debuginfo-9.07-31.el7_6.10.i686.rpm
ghostscript-debuginfo-9.07-31.el7_6.10.x86_64.rpm
ghostscript-devel-9.07-31.el7_6.10.i686.rpm
ghostscript-devel-9.07-31.el7_6.10.x86_64.rpm
ghostscript-gtk-9.07-31.el7_6.10.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server Optional (v. 7):
aarch64:
ghostscript-debuginfo-9.07-31.el7_6.10.aarch64.rpm
ghostscript-devel-9.07-31.el7_6.10.aarch64.rpm
ghostscript-gtk-9.07-31.el7_6.10.aarch64.rpm
noarch:
ghostscript-doc-9.07-31.el7_6.10.noarch.rpm
ppc64le:
ghostscript-debuginfo-9.07-31.el7_6.10.ppc64le.rpm
ghostscript-devel-9.07-31.el7_6.10.ppc64le.rpm
ghostscript-gtk-9.07-31.el7_6.10.ppc64le.rpm
s390x:
ghostscript-debuginfo-9.07-31.el7_6.10.s390.rpm
ghostscript-debuginfo-9.07-31.el7_6.10.s390x.rpm
ghostscript-devel-9.07-31.el7_6.10.s390.rpm
ghostscript-devel-9.07-31.el7_6.10.s390x.rpm
ghostscript-gtk-9.07-31.el7_6.10.s390x.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7):
Source:
ghostscript-9.07-31.el7_6.10.src.rpm
x86_64:
ghostscript-9.07-31.el7_6.10.i686.rpm
ghostscript-9.07-31.el7_6.10.x86_64.rpm
ghostscript-cups-9.07-31.el7_6.10.x86_64.rpm
ghostscript-debuginfo-9.07-31.el7_6.10.i686.rpm
ghostscript-debuginfo-9.07-31.el7_6.10.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7):
noarch:
ghostscript-doc-9.07-31.el7_6.10.noarch.rpm
x86_64:
ghostscript-debuginfo-9.07-31.el7_6.10.i686.rpm
ghostscript-debuginfo-9.07-31.el7_6.10.x86_64.rpm
ghostscript-devel-9.07-31.el7_6.10.i686.rpm
ghostscript-devel-9.07-31.el7_6.10.x86_64.rpm
ghostscript-gtk-9.07-31.el7_6.10.x86_64.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/
7. References:
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-3835
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-3838
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
8. Contact:
The Red Hat security contact is <secalert@redhat.com>. More contact
details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/
Copyright 2019 Red Hat, Inc.
