Bug 2228151 (CVE-2023-4042)

Summary:	CVE-2023-4042 ghostscript: Incomplete fix for CVE-2020-16305
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Pedro Sampaio <psampaio>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Nobody <nobody>
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OS:	Linux
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Fixed In Version:	ghostscript 9.51	Doc Type:	If docs needed, set a value
Doc Text:	A flaw was found in ghostscript. The fix for CVE-2020-16305 in ghostscript was not included in RHSA-2021:1852-06 advisory as it was claimed to be. This issue only affects the ghostscript package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.	Story Points:	---
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Bug Depends On:	2228153, 2228154
Bug Blocks:	2228152

Description Pedro Sampaio 2023-08-01 14:22:42 UTC

The fix for CVE-2020-16305 in ghostscript was not included in RHSA-2021:1852-06 advisory as it was claimed to be. This issue only affects the ghostscript package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.

References:

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:1852
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-16305

Comment 2 errata-xmlrpc 2023-11-14 15:19:26 UTC

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Via RHSA-2023:7053 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7053