Important: ghostscript

Issue Overview:

A heap-based buffer over write vulnerability was found in GhostScript’s lp8000_print_page() function in gdevlp8k.c file. An attacker could trick a user to open a crafted PDF file, triggering the heap buffer overflow that could lead to memory corruption or a denial of service. (CVE-2020-27792)

Affected Packages:

ghostscript

Note:

This advisory is applicable to Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) Core repository. Visit this FAQ section for the difference between AL2 Core and AL2 Extras advisories.

Issue Correction:
Run yum update ghostscript to update your system.

New Packages:

aarch64:  
    ghostscript-9.25-5.amzn2.0.1.aarch64  
    libgs-9.25-5.amzn2.0.1.aarch64  
    libgs-devel-9.25-5.amzn2.0.1.aarch64  
    ghostscript-gtk-9.25-5.amzn2.0.1.aarch64  
    ghostscript-cups-9.25-5.amzn2.0.1.aarch64  
    ghostscript-debuginfo-9.25-5.amzn2.0.1.aarch64  
  
i686:  
    ghostscript-9.25-5.amzn2.0.1.i686  
    libgs-9.25-5.amzn2.0.1.i686  
    libgs-devel-9.25-5.amzn2.0.1.i686  
    ghostscript-gtk-9.25-5.amzn2.0.1.i686  
    ghostscript-cups-9.25-5.amzn2.0.1.i686  
    ghostscript-debuginfo-9.25-5.amzn2.0.1.i686  
  
noarch:  
    ghostscript-doc-9.25-5.amzn2.0.1.noarch  
  
src:  
    ghostscript-9.25-5.amzn2.0.1.src  
  
x86_64:  
    ghostscript-9.25-5.amzn2.0.1.x86_64  
    libgs-9.25-5.amzn2.0.1.x86_64  
    libgs-devel-9.25-5.amzn2.0.1.x86_64  
    ghostscript-gtk-9.25-5.amzn2.0.1.x86_64  
    ghostscript-cups-9.25-5.amzn2.0.1.x86_64  
    ghostscript-debuginfo-9.25-5.amzn2.0.1.x86_64  

Additional References

Red Hat: CVE-2020-27792

Mitre: CVE-2020-27792