SB2025100730 - SUSE update for ghostscript 



SB2025100730 - SUSE update for ghostscript

Published: October 7, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2025100730
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Cleartext storage of sensitive information (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-48708)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to read PDF documents protected with a password.

The vulnerability exists due to an error within the gs_lib_ctx_stash_sanitized_arg() function in base/gslibctx.c caused by incorrect sanitization of arguments for the # case. As a result, a created PDF document includes its password in cleartext.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.