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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2019.0188
Category:Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2019-0188)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'ghostscript' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2019-0188 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'ghostscript' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2019-0188 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
It was found that in ghostscript some privileged operators remained
accessible from various places after the CVE-2019-6116 fix. A specially
crafted PostScript file could use this flaw in order to, for example,
have access to the file system outside of the constrains imposed by
-dSAFER. Ghostscript versions before 9.28 are vulnerable. (CVE-2019-3839)

Affected Software/OS:
'ghostscript' package(s) on 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-2019-3839
Bugtraq: 20190512 [SECURITY] [DSA 4442-1] ghostscript security update (Google Search)
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/May/23
Debian Security Information: DSA-4442 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4442
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZP34D27RKYV2POJ3NJLSVCHUA5V5C45A/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6AATIHU32MYKUOXQDJQU4X4DDVL7NAY3/
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00023.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2019:0971
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0971
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2019:1017
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1017
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2019:2222 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00090.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2019:2223 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00088.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3970-1/
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