Security update for ghostscript-library

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2017:1153-1
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2017-8291 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for ghostscript fixes the following security vulnerability:

CVE-2017-8291: A remote command execution and a -dSAFER bypass via a crafted .eps document were exploited in the wild. (bsc#1036453)

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch sdksp4-ghostscript-library-13086=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-ghostscript-library-13086=1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-ghostscript-library-13086=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
    • ghostscript-ijs-devel-8.62-32.44.1
    • ghostscript-devel-8.62-32.44.1
    • libgimpprint-devel-4.2.7-32.44.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
    • ghostscript-fonts-std-8.62-32.44.1
    • libgimpprint-4.2.7-32.44.1
    • ghostscript-x11-8.62-32.44.1
    • ghostscript-omni-8.62-32.44.1
    • ghostscript-fonts-rus-8.62-32.44.1
    • ghostscript-fonts-other-8.62-32.44.1
    • ghostscript-library-8.62-32.44.1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4 (ppc64 x86_64)
    • ghostscript-fonts-std-8.62-32.44.1
    • libgimpprint-4.2.7-32.44.1
    • ghostscript-x11-8.62-32.44.1
    • ghostscript-omni-8.62-32.44.1
    • ghostscript-fonts-rus-8.62-32.44.1
    • ghostscript-fonts-other-8.62-32.44.1
    • ghostscript-library-8.62-32.44.1

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