-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Moderate: ghostscript security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2012:0095-01 Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0095.html Issue date: 2012-02-02 CVE Names: CVE-2009-3743 CVE-2010-2055 CVE-2010-4054 CVE-2010-4820 ===================================================================== 1. Summary: Updated ghostscript packages that fix multiple security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section. 2. Relevant releases/architectures: RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) - i386, ia64, ppc, s390x, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) - x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) - x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) - i386, x86_64 3. Description: Ghostscript is a set of software that provides a PostScript interpreter, a set of C procedures (the Ghostscript library, which implements the graphics capabilities in the PostScript language) and an interpreter for Portable Document Format (PDF) files. An integer overflow flaw was found in Ghostscript's TrueType bytecode interpreter. An attacker could create a specially-crafted PostScript or PDF file that, when interpreted, could cause Ghostscript to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2009-3743) It was found that Ghostscript always tried to read Ghostscript system initialization files from the current working directory before checking other directories, even if a search path that did not contain the current working directory was specified with the "-I" option, or the "-P-" option was used (to prevent the current working directory being searched first). If a user ran Ghostscript in an attacker-controlled directory containing a system initialization file, it could cause Ghostscript to execute arbitrary PostScript code. (CVE-2010-2055) Ghostscript included the current working directory in its library search path by default. If a user ran Ghostscript without the "-P-" option in an attacker-controlled directory containing a specially-crafted PostScript library file, it could cause Ghostscript to execute arbitrary PostScript code. With this update, Ghostscript no longer searches the current working directory for library files by default. (CVE-2010-4820) Note: The fix for CVE-2010-4820 could possibly break existing configurations. To use the previous, vulnerable behavior, run Ghostscript with the "-P" option (to always search the current working directory first). A flaw was found in the way Ghostscript interpreted PostScript Type 1 and PostScript Type 2 font files. An attacker could create a specially-crafted PostScript Type 1 or PostScript Type 2 font file that, when interpreted, could cause Ghostscript to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2010-4054) Users of Ghostscript are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues. 4. Solution: Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259 5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 599564 - CVE-2010-2055 ghostscript: gs_init.ps searched in current directory despite -P- 627902 - CVE-2009-3743 ghostscript: TrueType bytecode intepreter integer overflow or wraparound 646086 - CVE-2010-4054 ghostscript: glyph data access improper input validation 771853 - CVE-2010-4820 ghostscript: CWD included in the default library search path 6. Package List: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client): Source: ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/5Client/en/os/SRPMS/ghostscript-8.70-6.el5_7.6.src.rpm i386: ghostscript-8.70-6.el5_7.6.i386.rpm ghostscript-debuginfo-8.70-6.el5_7.6.i386.rpm ghostscript-gtk-8.70-6.el5_7.6.i386.rpm x86_64: ghostscript-8.70-6.el5_7.6.i386.rpm ghostscript-8.70-6.el5_7.6.x86_64.rpm ghostscript-debuginfo-8.70-6.el5_7.6.i386.rpm ghostscript-debuginfo-8.70-6.el5_7.6.x86_64.rpm ghostscript-gtk-8.70-6.el5_7.6.x86_64.rpm RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client): Source: ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/5Client/en/os/SRPMS/ghostscript-8.70-6.el5_7.6.src.rpm i386: ghostscript-debuginfo-8.70-6.el5_7.6.i386.rpm ghostscript-devel-8.70-6.el5_7.6.i386.rpm x86_64: ghostscript-debuginfo-8.70-6.el5_7.6.i386.rpm ghostscript-debuginfo-8.70-6.el5_7.6.x86_64.rpm ghostscript-devel-8.70-6.el5_7.6.i386.rpm ghostscript-devel-8.70-6.el5_7.6.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server): Source: ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/5Server/en/os/SRPMS/ghostscript-8.70-6.el5_7.6.src.rpm i386: ghostscript-8.70-6.el5_7.6.i386.rpm ghostscript-debuginfo-8.70-6.el5_7.6.i386.rpm ghostscript-devel-8.70-6.el5_7.6.i386.rpm ghostscript-gtk-8.70-6.el5_7.6.i386.rpm ia64: ghostscript-8.70-6.el5_7.6.ia64.rpm ghostscript-debuginfo-8.70-6.el5_7.6.ia64.rpm ghostscript-devel-8.70-6.el5_7.6.ia64.rpm ghostscript-gtk-8.70-6.el5_7.6.ia64.rpm ppc: ghostscript-8.70-6.el5_7.6.ppc.rpm ghostscript-8.70-6.el5_7.6.ppc64.rpm ghostscript-debuginfo-8.70-6.el5_7.6.ppc.rpm ghostscript-debuginfo-8.70-6.el5_7.6.ppc64.rpm ghostscript-devel-8.70-6.el5_7.6.ppc.rpm ghostscript-devel-8.70-6.el5_7.6.ppc64.rpm ghostscript-gtk-8.70-6.el5_7.6.ppc.rpm s390x: ghostscript-8.70-6.el5_7.6.s390.rpm ghostscript-8.70-6.el5_7.6.s390x.rpm ghostscript-debuginfo-8.70-6.el5_7.6.s390.rpm ghostscript-debuginfo-8.70-6.el5_7.6.s390x.rpm ghostscript-devel-8.70-6.el5_7.6.s390.rpm ghostscript-devel-8.70-6.el5_7.6.s390x.rpm ghostscript-gtk-8.70-6.el5_7.6.s390x.rpm x86_64: ghostscript-8.70-6.el5_7.6.i386.rpm ghostscript-8.70-6.el5_7.6.x86_64.rpm ghostscript-debuginfo-8.70-6.el5_7.6.i386.rpm ghostscript-debuginfo-8.70-6.el5_7.6.x86_64.rpm ghostscript-devel-8.70-6.el5_7.6.i386.rpm ghostscript-devel-8.70-6.el5_7.6.x86_64.rpm ghostscript-gtk-8.70-6.el5_7.6.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6): Source: ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6Client/en/os/SRPMS/ghostscript-8.70-11.el6_2.6.src.rpm i386: ghostscript-8.70-11.el6_2.6.i686.rpm ghostscript-debuginfo-8.70-11.el6_2.6.i686.rpm x86_64: ghostscript-8.70-11.el6_2.6.i686.rpm ghostscript-8.70-11.el6_2.6.x86_64.rpm ghostscript-debuginfo-8.70-11.el6_2.6.i686.rpm ghostscript-debuginfo-8.70-11.el6_2.6.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6): Source: ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6Client/en/os/SRPMS/ghostscript-8.70-11.el6_2.6.src.rpm i386: ghostscript-debuginfo-8.70-11.el6_2.6.i686.rpm ghostscript-devel-8.70-11.el6_2.6.i686.rpm ghostscript-doc-8.70-11.el6_2.6.i686.rpm ghostscript-gtk-8.70-11.el6_2.6.i686.rpm x86_64: ghostscript-debuginfo-8.70-11.el6_2.6.i686.rpm ghostscript-debuginfo-8.70-11.el6_2.6.x86_64.rpm ghostscript-devel-8.70-11.el6_2.6.i686.rpm ghostscript-devel-8.70-11.el6_2.6.x86_64.rpm ghostscript-doc-8.70-11.el6_2.6.x86_64.rpm ghostscript-gtk-8.70-11.el6_2.6.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6): Source: ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6ComputeNode/en/os/SRPMS/ghostscript-8.70-11.el6_2.6.src.rpm x86_64: ghostscript-8.70-11.el6_2.6.i686.rpm ghostscript-8.70-11.el6_2.6.x86_64.rpm ghostscript-debuginfo-8.70-11.el6_2.6.i686.rpm ghostscript-debuginfo-8.70-11.el6_2.6.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6): Source: ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6ComputeNode/en/os/SRPMS/ghostscript-8.70-11.el6_2.6.src.rpm x86_64: ghostscript-debuginfo-8.70-11.el6_2.6.i686.rpm ghostscript-debuginfo-8.70-11.el6_2.6.x86_64.rpm ghostscript-devel-8.70-11.el6_2.6.i686.rpm ghostscript-devel-8.70-11.el6_2.6.x86_64.rpm ghostscript-doc-8.70-11.el6_2.6.x86_64.rpm ghostscript-gtk-8.70-11.el6_2.6.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6): Source: ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6Server/en/os/SRPMS/ghostscript-8.70-11.el6_2.6.src.rpm i386: ghostscript-8.70-11.el6_2.6.i686.rpm ghostscript-debuginfo-8.70-11.el6_2.6.i686.rpm ppc64: ghostscript-8.70-11.el6_2.6.ppc.rpm ghostscript-8.70-11.el6_2.6.ppc64.rpm ghostscript-debuginfo-8.70-11.el6_2.6.ppc.rpm ghostscript-debuginfo-8.70-11.el6_2.6.ppc64.rpm s390x: ghostscript-8.70-11.el6_2.6.s390.rpm ghostscript-8.70-11.el6_2.6.s390x.rpm ghostscript-debuginfo-8.70-11.el6_2.6.s390.rpm ghostscript-debuginfo-8.70-11.el6_2.6.s390x.rpm x86_64: ghostscript-8.70-11.el6_2.6.i686.rpm ghostscript-8.70-11.el6_2.6.x86_64.rpm ghostscript-debuginfo-8.70-11.el6_2.6.i686.rpm ghostscript-debuginfo-8.70-11.el6_2.6.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6): Source: ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6Server/en/os/SRPMS/ghostscript-8.70-11.el6_2.6.src.rpm i386: ghostscript-debuginfo-8.70-11.el6_2.6.i686.rpm ghostscript-devel-8.70-11.el6_2.6.i686.rpm ghostscript-doc-8.70-11.el6_2.6.i686.rpm ghostscript-gtk-8.70-11.el6_2.6.i686.rpm ppc64: ghostscript-debuginfo-8.70-11.el6_2.6.ppc.rpm ghostscript-debuginfo-8.70-11.el6_2.6.ppc64.rpm ghostscript-devel-8.70-11.el6_2.6.ppc.rpm ghostscript-devel-8.70-11.el6_2.6.ppc64.rpm ghostscript-doc-8.70-11.el6_2.6.ppc64.rpm ghostscript-gtk-8.70-11.el6_2.6.ppc64.rpm s390x: ghostscript-debuginfo-8.70-11.el6_2.6.s390.rpm ghostscript-debuginfo-8.70-11.el6_2.6.s390x.rpm ghostscript-devel-8.70-11.el6_2.6.s390.rpm ghostscript-devel-8.70-11.el6_2.6.s390x.rpm ghostscript-doc-8.70-11.el6_2.6.s390x.rpm ghostscript-gtk-8.70-11.el6_2.6.s390x.rpm x86_64: ghostscript-debuginfo-8.70-11.el6_2.6.i686.rpm ghostscript-debuginfo-8.70-11.el6_2.6.x86_64.rpm ghostscript-devel-8.70-11.el6_2.6.i686.rpm ghostscript-devel-8.70-11.el6_2.6.x86_64.rpm ghostscript-doc-8.70-11.el6_2.6.x86_64.rpm ghostscript-gtk-8.70-11.el6_2.6.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6): Source: ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6Workstation/en/os/SRPMS/ghostscript-8.70-11.el6_2.6.src.rpm i386: ghostscript-8.70-11.el6_2.6.i686.rpm ghostscript-debuginfo-8.70-11.el6_2.6.i686.rpm x86_64: ghostscript-8.70-11.el6_2.6.i686.rpm ghostscript-8.70-11.el6_2.6.x86_64.rpm ghostscript-debuginfo-8.70-11.el6_2.6.i686.rpm ghostscript-debuginfo-8.70-11.el6_2.6.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6): Source: ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6Workstation/en/os/SRPMS/ghostscript-8.70-11.el6_2.6.src.rpm i386: ghostscript-debuginfo-8.70-11.el6_2.6.i686.rpm ghostscript-devel-8.70-11.el6_2.6.i686.rpm ghostscript-doc-8.70-11.el6_2.6.i686.rpm ghostscript-gtk-8.70-11.el6_2.6.i686.rpm x86_64: ghostscript-debuginfo-8.70-11.el6_2.6.i686.rpm ghostscript-debuginfo-8.70-11.el6_2.6.x86_64.rpm ghostscript-devel-8.70-11.el6_2.6.i686.rpm ghostscript-devel-8.70-11.el6_2.6.x86_64.rpm ghostscript-doc-8.70-11.el6_2.6.x86_64.rpm ghostscript-gtk-8.70-11.el6_2.6.x86_64.rpm These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and details on how to verify the signature are available from https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package 7. References: https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2009-3743.html https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2010-2055.html https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2010-4054.html https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2010-4820.html https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate 8. Contact: The Red Hat security contact is . More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/ Copyright 2012 Red Hat, Inc. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.4 (GNU/Linux) iD4DBQFPKxQeXlSAg2UNWIIRArqLAJYndAdU+gEQ5Ki//vi/wh7KgAtYAJ9NwToi Ov6GX/QA+l4EOfr9Yj/1Qg== =6sZd -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- RHSA-announce mailing list RHSA-announce@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rhsa-announce