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AlmaLinux 9 : ghostscript (ALSA-2025:7422)

🗓️ 26 May 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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AlmaLinux 9 affected by multiple Ghostscript vulnerabilities, risking arbitrary code execution and more.

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The package checks in this plugin were extracted from
# AlmaLinux Security Advisory ALSA-2025:7422.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(237237);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/05/26");

  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2023-46751",
    "CVE-2024-46951",
    "CVE-2024-46952",
    "CVE-2024-46953",
    "CVE-2024-46954",
    "CVE-2024-46956"
  );
  script_xref(name:"ALSA", value:"2025:7422");
  script_xref(name:"RHSA", value:"2025:7422");

  script_name(english:"AlmaLinux 9 : ghostscript (ALSA-2025:7422)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote AlmaLinux host is missing one or more security updates.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote AlmaLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the
ALSA-2025:7422 advisory.

    * ghostscript: dangling pointer in gdev_prn_open_printer_seekable() (CVE-2023-46751)
      * ghostscript: Buffer Overflow in Ghostscript PDF XRef Stream Handling (CVE-2024-46952)
      * ghostscript: Arbitrary Code Execution in Artifex Ghostscript Pattern Color Space (CVE-2024-46951)
      * ghostscript: Directory Traversal in Ghostscript via Overlong UTF-8 Encoding (CVE-2024-46954)
      * ghostscript: Path Traversal and Code Execution via Integer Overflow in Ghostscript (CVE-2024-46953)
      * ghostscript: Out-of-Bounds Data Access in Ghostscript Leads to Arbitrary Code Execution
    (CVE-2024-46956)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the AlmaLinux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2025-7422.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:7422");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2024-46956");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
  script_cwe_id(120, 125, 190, 22, 416, 824);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2023/12/06");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2025/05/13");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/05/26");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:ghostscript");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:ghostscript-doc");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:ghostscript-tools-dvipdf");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:ghostscript-tools-fonts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:ghostscript-tools-printing");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:ghostscript-x11");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:libgs");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:libgs-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:9");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::appstream");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::baseos");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::crb");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::highavailability");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::nfv");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::realtime");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::resilientstorage");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::sap");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::sap_hana");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::supplementary");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Alma Linux Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2025 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/AlmaLinux/release", "Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");

  exit(0);
}


include('rpm.inc');

if (!get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled')) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_release = get_kb_item('Host/AlmaLinux/release');
if (isnull(os_release) || 'AlmaLinux' >!< os_release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'AlmaLinux');
var os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "AlmaLinux release ([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?)", string:os_release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'AlmaLinux');
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (! preg(pattern:"^9([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'AlmaLinux 9.x', 'AlmaLinux ' + os_ver);

if (!get_kb_item('Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list')) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('aarch64' >!< cpu && 'ppc' >!< cpu && 's390' >!< cpu && 'x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'AlmaLinux', cpu);

var pkgs = [
    {'reference':'ghostscript-9.54.0-18.el9_6', 'release':'9', 'el_string':'el9_6', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
    {'reference':'ghostscript-doc-9.54.0-18.el9_6', 'release':'9', 'el_string':'el9_6', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
    {'reference':'ghostscript-tools-dvipdf-9.54.0-18.el9_6', 'release':'9', 'el_string':'el9_6', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
    {'reference':'ghostscript-tools-fonts-9.54.0-18.el9_6', 'release':'9', 'el_string':'el9_6', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
    {'reference':'ghostscript-tools-printing-9.54.0-18.el9_6', 'release':'9', 'el_string':'el9_6', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
    {'reference':'ghostscript-x11-9.54.0-18.el9_6', 'release':'9', 'el_string':'el9_6', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
    {'reference':'libgs-9.54.0-18.el9_6', 'release':'9', 'el_string':'el9_6', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
    {'reference':'libgs-devel-9.54.0-18.el9_6', 'release':'9', 'el_string':'el9_6', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'}
];

var flag = 0;
foreach var package_array ( pkgs ) {
  var reference = NULL;
  var _release = NULL;
  var sp = NULL;
  var _cpu = NULL;
  var el_string = NULL;
  var rpm_spec_vers_cmp = NULL;
  var epoch = NULL;
  var allowmaj = NULL;
  var exists_check = NULL;
  var cves = NULL;
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['reference'])) reference = package_array['reference'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['release'])) _release = 'Alma-' + package_array['release'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['sp'])) sp = package_array['sp'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['cpu'])) _cpu = package_array['cpu'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['el_string'])) el_string = package_array['el_string'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'])) rpm_spec_vers_cmp = package_array['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['epoch'])) epoch = package_array['epoch'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['allowmaj'])) allowmaj = package_array['allowmaj'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['exists_check'])) exists_check = package_array['exists_check'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['cves'])) cves = package_array['cves'];
  if (reference && _release && (!exists_check || rpm_exists(release:_release, rpm:exists_check))) {
    if (rpm_check(release:_release, sp:sp, cpu:_cpu, reference:reference, epoch:epoch, el_string:el_string, rpm_spec_vers_cmp:rpm_spec_vers_cmp, allowmaj:allowmaj, cves:cves)) flag++;
  }
}

if (flag)
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
      extra      : rpm_report_get()
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'ghostscript / ghostscript-doc / ghostscript-tools-dvipdf / etc');
}

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26 May 2025 00:00Current
6.7Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.7
CVSS 3.17.8 - 8.4
EPSS0.00301
SSVC
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