Security update for ghostscript

Announcement ID:	SUSE-SU-2024:2627-1
Rating:	moderate
References:	bsc#1227380
Cross-References:	CVE-2024-29508
CVSS scores:	CVE-2024-29508 ( SUSE ): 4.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
Affected Products:	Basesystem Module 15-SP5 Basesystem Module 15-SP6 openSUSE Leap 15.5 openSUSE Leap 15.6 SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for ghostscript fixes the following issues:

• CVE-2024-29508: Fixed heap pointer leak in pdf_base_font_alloc (bsc#1227380)

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 15.6
  zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2024-2627=1
• Basesystem Module 15-SP5
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP5-2024-2627=1
• Basesystem Module 15-SP6
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2024-2627=1
• openSUSE Leap 15.5
  zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.5-2024-2627=1

Package List:

• openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
  • ghostscript-9.52-150000.197.1
  • ghostscript-debuginfo-9.52-150000.197.1
  • ghostscript-debugsource-9.52-150000.197.1
  • ghostscript-devel-9.52-150000.197.1
  • ghostscript-x11-9.52-150000.197.1
  • ghostscript-x11-debuginfo-9.52-150000.197.1
• Basesystem Module 15-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
  • ghostscript-9.52-150000.197.1
  • ghostscript-debuginfo-9.52-150000.197.1
  • ghostscript-debugsource-9.52-150000.197.1
  • ghostscript-devel-9.52-150000.197.1
  • ghostscript-x11-9.52-150000.197.1
  • ghostscript-x11-debuginfo-9.52-150000.197.1
• Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
  • ghostscript-9.52-150000.197.1
  • ghostscript-debuginfo-9.52-150000.197.1
  • ghostscript-debugsource-9.52-150000.197.1
  • ghostscript-devel-9.52-150000.197.1
  • ghostscript-x11-9.52-150000.197.1
  • ghostscript-x11-debuginfo-9.52-150000.197.1
• openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
  • ghostscript-9.52-150000.197.1
  • ghostscript-debuginfo-9.52-150000.197.1
  • ghostscript-debugsource-9.52-150000.197.1
  • ghostscript-devel-9.52-150000.197.1
  • ghostscript-x11-9.52-150000.197.1
  • ghostscript-x11-debuginfo-9.52-150000.197.1

References:

• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-29508.html
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1227380