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Oracle Linux 8 : ghostscript (ELSA-2019-0971)

high Nessus Plugin ID 127568

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2019-0971 advisory.

 - Resolves: #1692798 - CVE-2019-3839 ghostscript: missing attack vector protections for CVE-2019-6116
 - Resolves: #1678170 - CVE-2019-3835 ghostscript: superexec operator is available (700585)
 - Resolves: #1691414 - CVE-2019-3838 ghostscript: forceput in DefineResource is still accessible (700576)

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-2019-0971.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 127568

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2019-0971.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/12/2019

Updated: 10/22/2024

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-3839

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ghostscript-tools-printing, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ghostscript-doc, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libgs-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ghostscript-tools-fonts, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ghostscript-x11, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ghostscript, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libgs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ghostscript-tools-dvipdf

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/1/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/25/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-3835, CVE-2019-3838, CVE-2019-3839

RHSA: 2019:0971