SB2024062733 - Fedora 40 update for ghostscript
Published: June 27, 2024 Updated: July 19, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024062733
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
2
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-33870)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
2) Format string error (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-29510)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a format string error. A remote attacker can supply a specially crafted input that contains format string specifiers and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.