SUSE-SU-2018:1884-1: moderate: Security update for ghostscript

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   SUSE Security Update: Security update for ghostscript
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2018:1884-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #1090099 
Cross-References:   CVE-2018-10194
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15
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   An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:

   This update for ghostscript fixes the following issues:

   - CVE-2018-10194: The set_text_distance function did not prevent overflows
     in text-positioning calculation, which allowed remote attackers to cause
     a denial
     of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact
      via a crafted PDF document (bsc#1090099).


Patch Instructions:

   To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods
   like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-2018-1281=1



Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):

      ghostscript-9.23-3.3.1
      ghostscript-debuginfo-9.23-3.3.1
      ghostscript-debugsource-9.23-3.3.1
      ghostscript-devel-9.23-3.3.1
      ghostscript-x11-9.23-3.3.1
      ghostscript-x11-debuginfo-9.23-3.3.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-10194.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1090099



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