Bug 2228151 (CVE-2023-4042) - CVE-2023-4042 ghostscript: Incomplete fix for CVE-2020-16305
Summary: CVE-2023-4042 ghostscript: Incomplete fix for CVE-2020-16305
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2023-4042
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Depends On: 2228153 2228154
Blocks: 2228152
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Reported: 2023-08-01 14:22 UTC by Pedro Sampaio
Modified: 2024-02-01 01:40 UTC (History)
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Fixed In Version: ghostscript 9.51
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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.
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Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2023:7053 0 None None None 2023-11-14 15:19:27 UTC

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.

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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
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