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Oracle Linux 7 : ghostscript (ELSA-2018-3834)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 119757

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2018-3834 advisory.

 - Resolves: #1654621 - CVE-2018-16541 ghostscript: incorrect free logic in pagedevice replacement (699664)
 - Resolves: #1650210 - CVE-2018-17183 ghostscript: User-writable error exception table
 - Resolves: #1645516 - CVE-2018-18073 ghostscript: saved execution stacks can leak operator arrays
 - Resolves: #1648891 - CVE-2018-17961 ghostscript: saved execution stacks can leak operator arrays (incomplete fix for CVE-2018-17183)
 - Resolves: #1643115 - CVE-2018-18284 ghostscript: 1Policy operator allows a sandbox protection bypass
 - Resolves: #1655937 - CVE-2018-19134 ghostscript: Type confusion in setpattern (700141)
 - Resolves: #1651149 - CVE-2018-15911 ghostscript: uninitialized memory access in the aesdecode operator (699665)
 - Resolves: #1650060 - CVE-2018-16802 ghostscript: Incorrect 'restoration of privilege' checking when running out of stack during exception handling

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2018-3834.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 119757

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2018-3834.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/19/2018

Updated: 11/1/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-19409

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ghostscript-gtk, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ghostscript-doc, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:7, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ghostscript, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ghostscript-cups, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ghostscript-devel

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/OracleLinux

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/18/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/28/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-15911, CVE-2018-16541, CVE-2018-16802, CVE-2018-17183, CVE-2018-17961, CVE-2018-18073, CVE-2018-18284, CVE-2018-19134, CVE-2018-19409

IAVB: 2019-B-0081-S

RHSA: 2018:3834