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Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200410-18 (Ghostscript)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory GLSA 200410-18.
Insight
Insight
Multiple scripts in the Ghostscript package are vulnerable to symlink attacks, potentially allowing a local user to overwrite arbitrary files with the rights of the user running the script.
Solution
Solution
Ghostscript users on all architectures except PPC should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge sync # emerge -pv '>=app-text/ghostscript-7.07.1-r7' # emerge '>=app-text/ghostscript-7.07.1-r7' Ghostscript users on the PPC architecture should upgrade to the latest stable version on their architecture: # emerge sync # emerge -pv '>=app-text/ghostscript-7.05.6-r2' # emerge '>=app-text/ghostscript-7.05.6-r2' http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200410-18 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=66357