CVE-2023-4042
Published: 23 August 2023
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.
Notes
Author | Note |
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mdeslaur | likely a RHEL specific issue |
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
---|---|---|
ghostscript Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Not vulnerable
(RHEL specific)
|
focal |
Not vulnerable
(RHEL specific)
|
|
jammy |
Not vulnerable
(RHEL specific)
|
|
lunar |
Not vulnerable
(RHEL specific)
|
|
trusty |
Ignored
(end of standard support)
|
|
upstream |
Not vulnerable
(RHEL specific)
|
|
xenial |
Not vulnerable
(RHEL specific)
|
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 5.5 |
Attack vector | Local |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | Required |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | None |
Integrity impact | None |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |