SB2024112258 - openEuler 22.03 LTS SP4 update for ghostscript

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.

1) Stack-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-29507)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing the CIDFSubstPath and CIDFSubstFont parameters. A remote attacker can trigger a stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

2) Insecure DLL loading (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-33871)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to the "Driver" parameter for the "opvp"/"oprp" device specifies the name of a dynamic library and allows any library to be loaded. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted document to the application and execute arbitrary library on the system.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise the affected system.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://www.openeuler.org/en/security/security-bulletins/detail/?id=openEuler-SA-2024-2456