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Oracle Linux 8 : ghostscript (ELSA-2019-2591)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 128598

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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-2019-2591 advisory.

 - Resolves: #1744010 - CVE-2019-14811 ghostscript: Safer Mode Bypass by .forceput Exposure in .pdf_hook_DSC_Creator (701445)
 - Resolves: #1744014 - CVE-2019-14812 ghostscript: Safer Mode Bypass by .forceput Exposure in setuserparams (701444)
 - Resolves: #1744005 - CVE-2019-14813 ghostscript: Safer Mode Bypass by .forceput Exposure in setsystemparams (701443)

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-2019-2591.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 128598

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2019-2591.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/9/2019

Updated: 10/23/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-14813

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 9.4

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:H/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 Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/6/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/3/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-14811, CVE-2019-14812, CVE-2019-14813, CVE-2019-14817

IAVB: 2019-B-0081-S

RHSA: 2019:2591