Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2018.0219
Category:	Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:	Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2018-0219)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'ghostscript' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2018-0219 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'ghostscript' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2018-0219 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: The set_text_distance function in devices/vector/gdevpdts.c in the pdfwrite component in Artifex Ghostscript through 9.22 does not prevent overflows in text-positioning calculation, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PDF document (CVE-2018-10194). Affected Software/OS: 'ghostscript' package(s) on Mageia 5, Mageia 6. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 6.8 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-10194 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12 http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=39b1e54b2968620723bf32e96764c88797714879 https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=699255 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00028.html RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2018:2918 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2918 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040729 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3636-1/
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