# Security update for ghostscript

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:3942-1  
Release Date: 2024-11-07T10:11:51Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1232265
  * bsc#1232267
  * bsc#1232269
  * bsc#1232270

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2024-46951
  * CVE-2024-46953
  * CVE-2024-46955
  * CVE-2024-46956

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2024-46951 ( SUSE ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2024-46953 ( SUSE ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2024-46955 ( SUSE ):  5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2024-46956 ( SUSE ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

  
Affected Products:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS 12-SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security 12-SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

  
  
An update that solves four vulnerabilities can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for ghostscript fixes the following issues:

  * CVE-2024-46951: Fixed arbitrary code execution via unchecked
    "Implementation" pointer in "Pattern" color space (bsc#1232265).
  * CVE-2024-46953: Fixed integer overflow when parsing the page format results
    in path truncation, path traversal, code execution (bsc#1232267).
  * CVE-2024-46956: Fixed arbitrary code execution via out of bounds data access
    in filenameforall (bsc#1232270).
  * CVE-2024-46955: Fixed out of bounds read when reading color in "Indexed"
    color space (bsc#1232269).

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like
YaST online_update or "zypper patch".  
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS 12-SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-2024-3942=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security 12-SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2024-3942=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS 12-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x
    x86_64)
    * ghostscript-debugsource-9.52-23.86.1
    * ghostscript-x11-9.52-23.86.1
    * ghostscript-x11-debuginfo-9.52-23.86.1
    * ghostscript-9.52-23.86.1
    * ghostscript-debuginfo-9.52-23.86.1
    * ghostscript-devel-9.52-23.86.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security 12-SP5 (x86_64)
    * ghostscript-debugsource-9.52-23.86.1
    * ghostscript-x11-9.52-23.86.1
    * ghostscript-x11-debuginfo-9.52-23.86.1
    * ghostscript-9.52-23.86.1
    * ghostscript-debuginfo-9.52-23.86.1
    * ghostscript-devel-9.52-23.86.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-46951.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-46953.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-46955.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-46956.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1232265
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1232267
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1232269
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1232270