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Fedora 40 : ghostscript (2024-b1877232ce)
high Nessus Plugin ID 211481
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Synopsis
The remote Fedora host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote Fedora 40 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2024-b1877232ce advisory.CVE-2024-46951 ghostscript: Arbitrary Code Execution in Artifex Ghostscript Pattern Color Space (fedora#2325237)
2325240 - CVE-2024-46952 CVE-2024-46953 CVE-2024-46954 CVE-2024-46955 CVE-2024-46956 ghostscript: various flaws
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora 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 ghostscript package.See Also
https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2024-b1877232ce
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 211481
File Name: fedora_2024-b1877232ce.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Fedora Local Security Checks
Published: 11/16/2024
Updated: 11/16/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.2
Temporal Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-46956
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: cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:40, p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:ghostscript
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 11/12/2024
Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/10/2024
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2024-46951, CVE-2024-46952, CVE-2024-46953, CVE-2024-46954, CVE-2024-46955, CVE-2024-46956
FEDORA: 2024-b1877232ce
IAVB: 2024-B-0170