SB2022080174 - Fedora 35 update for ghostscript
Published: August 1, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022080174
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-2085)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error when processing PDF files. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted PDF file and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.