Debian dsa-5888 : ghostscript - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 233372

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The remote Debian 12 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dsa-5888 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-5888-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso March 26, 2025 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------

Package : ghostscript CVE ID : CVE-2025-27830 CVE-2025-27831 CVE-2025-27832 CVE-2025-27833 CVE-2025-27834 CVE-2025-27835 CVE-2025-27836

Multiple security issues were discovered in Ghostscript, the GPL PostScript/PDF interpreter, which could result in denial of service and potentially the execution of arbitrary code if malformed document files are processed.

For the stable distribution (bookworm), these problems have been fixed in version 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u7.

We recommend that you upgrade your ghostscript packages.

For the detailed security status of ghostscript please refer to its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/ghostscript

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: [email protected]

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian 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

Upgrade the ghostscript packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 233372

File Name: debian_DSA-5888.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 3/26/2025

Updated: 3/28/2025

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: 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-2025-27834

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-27836

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libgs-common, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:ghostscript-doc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libgs10-common, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libgs10, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libgs-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libgs9-common, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:ghostscript-x, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:ghostscript

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/26/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/25/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-27830, CVE-2025-27831, CVE-2025-27832, CVE-2025-27833, CVE-2025-27834, CVE-2025-27835, CVE-2025-27836

IAVB: 2025-B-0043

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