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Rocky Linux 9 : ghostscript (RLSA-2023:5459)
high Nessus Plugin ID 182725
Synopsis
The remote Rocky Linux host is missing a security update.Description
The remote Rocky Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RLSA-2023:5459 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
Update the affected packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 182725
File Name: rocky_linux_RLSA-2023-5459.nasl
Version: 1.0
Type: local
Published: 10/6/2023
Updated: 10/6/2023
Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, 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:rocky:linux:libgs-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:ghostscript-tools-fonts, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:ghostscript-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:ghostscript-doc, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:ghostscript-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:ghostscript-x11, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:ghostscript-tools-dvipdf, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:ghostscript, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libgs, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libgs-debuginfo, cpe:/o:rocky:linux:9, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:ghostscript-tools-printing, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:ghostscript-x11-debuginfo
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/RockyLinux/release, Host/RockyLinux/rpm-list
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 10/6/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/25/2023
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2023-36664
IAVB: 2023-B-0041-S