Security update for ghostscript

Announcement ID:	SUSE-SU-2024:1590-1
Rating:	moderate
References:	bsc#1223852
Cross-References:	CVE-2023-52722
CVSS scores:	CVE-2023-52722 ( SUSE ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Affected Products:	Basesystem Module 15-SP5 openSUSE Leap 15.5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for ghostscript fixes the following issues:

• CVE-2023-52722: Do not allow eexec seeds other than the Type 1 standard while using SAFER mode (bsc#1223852).

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

• openSUSE Leap 15.5
  zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.5-2024-1590=1
• Basesystem Module 15-SP5
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP5-2024-1590=1

Package List:

• openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
  • ghostscript-debugsource-9.52-150000.188.1
  • ghostscript-x11-9.52-150000.188.1
  • ghostscript-debuginfo-9.52-150000.188.1
  • ghostscript-x11-debuginfo-9.52-150000.188.1
  • ghostscript-devel-9.52-150000.188.1
  • ghostscript-9.52-150000.188.1
• Basesystem Module 15-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
  • ghostscript-debugsource-9.52-150000.188.1
  • ghostscript-x11-9.52-150000.188.1
  • ghostscript-debuginfo-9.52-150000.188.1
  • ghostscript-x11-debuginfo-9.52-150000.188.1
  • ghostscript-devel-9.52-150000.188.1
  • ghostscript-9.52-150000.188.1

References:

• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-52722.html
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1223852