SUSE-SU-2026:24468-1: important: Security update for ghostscript

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# Security update for ghostscript

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:24468-1  
Release Date: 2026-10-27T14:34:24Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1283917
  * bsc#1284397

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2026-101258
  * CVE-2026-103226

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2026-101258 ( SUSE ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2026-101258 ( NVD ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2026-103226 ( SUSE ):  9.2
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2026-103226 ( SUSE ):  8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2026-103226 ( NVD ):  2.1
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
  * CVE-2026-103226 ( NVD ):  6.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

  
Affected Products:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0

  
  
An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for ghostscript fixes the following issues:

  * CVE-2026-101258: -dSAFER sandbox bypass via Type 5 shading OOB write and
    procedure-stream use-after-free (bsc#1284397).
  * CVE-2026-103226: stack-based buffer overflow in `pdfwrite` via crafted font
    data (bsc#1283917).

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE 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 Server for SAP applications 16.0  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-1995

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-1995

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 (ppc64le x86_64)
    * ghostscript-x11-debuginfo-10.08.0-160000.2.1
    * ghostscript-10.08.0-160000.2.1
    * ghostscript-devel-10.08.0-160000.2.1
    * ghostscript-debuginfo-10.08.0-160000.2.1
    * ghostscript-x11-10.08.0-160000.2.1
    * ghostscript-debugsource-10.08.0-160000.2.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * ghostscript-x11-debuginfo-10.08.0-160000.2.1
    * ghostscript-10.08.0-160000.2.1
    * ghostscript-devel-10.08.0-160000.2.1
    * ghostscript-debuginfo-10.08.0-160000.2.1
    * ghostscript-x11-10.08.0-160000.2.1
    * ghostscript-debugsource-10.08.0-160000.2.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-101258.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-103226.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1283917
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1284397

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