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Amazon Linux 2023 : ghostscript, ghostscript-gtk, ghostscript-tools-dvipdf (ALAS2023-2023-276)

high Nessus Plugin ID 179806

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Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux 2023 host is missing a security update.

Description

It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2023-2023-276 advisory.

 - Artifex Ghostscript through 10.01.2 mishandles permission validation for pipe devices (with the %pipe% prefix or the | pipe character prefix). (CVE-2023-36664)

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

Solution

Run 'dnf update ghostscript --releasever 2023.1.20230809' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2023/ALAS-2023-276.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2023-36664.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/faqs.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 179806

File Name: al2023_ALAS2023-2023-276.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/14/2023

Updated: 9/26/2023

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-36664

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

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:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libgs-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:ghostscript-x11-debuginfo, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2023, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:ghostscript-gtk-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:ghostscript-tools-fonts, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:ghostscript-x11, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:ghostscript-tools-printing, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libgs-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libgs, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:ghostscript-tools-dvipdf, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:ghostscript-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:ghostscript-doc, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:ghostscript-gtk, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:ghostscript, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:ghostscript-debuginfo

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/3/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/25/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-36664

IAVB: 2023-B-0041-S