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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201702-31 |
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https://security.gentoo.org/ |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: GPL Ghostscript: Multiple vulnerabilities |
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Date: February 22, 2017 |
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Bugs: #596576, #607190 |
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ID: 201702-31 |
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Synopsis |
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in GPL Ghostscript, the worst |
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of which may allow execution of arbitrary code. |
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Background |
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Ghostscript is an interpreter for the PostScript language and for PDF. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 app-text/ghostscript-gpl |
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< 9.20-r1 >= 9.20-r1 |
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Description |
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in GPL Ghostscript and |
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the bundled OpenJPEG. Please review the CVE identifiers and |
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GLSA-201612-26 (OpenJPEG) referenced below for additional information. |
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Note: GPL Ghostscript in Gentoo since app-text/ghostscript-gpl-9.20-r1 |
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no longer bundles OpenJPEG. |
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Impact |
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A context-dependent attacker could entice a user to open a specially |
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crafted PostScript file or PDF using GPL Ghostscript possibly resulting |
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in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process |
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or a Denial of Service condition. |
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Workaround |
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There is no known workaround at this time. |
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Resolution |
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All GPL Ghostscript users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=app-text/ghostscript-gpl-9.20-r1" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2016-7976 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-7976 |
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[ 2 ] CVE-2016-7977 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-7977 |
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[ 3 ] CVE-2016-7978 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-7978 |
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[ 4 ] CVE-2016-7979 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-7979 |
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[ 5 ] CVE-2016-8602 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-8602 |
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[ 6 ] GLSA-201612-26 |
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-26 |
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Availability |
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at |
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the Gentoo Security Website: |
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-31 |
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Concerns? |
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
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confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost |
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importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
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security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
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https://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2017 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text |
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belongs to its owner(s). |
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The contents of this document are licensed under the |
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Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 |
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