SUSE-SU-2026:24214-1: important: Security update for ghostscript

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# Security update for ghostscript

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:24214-1  
Release Date: 2026-10-09T06:34:50Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1280620

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2026-39919

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2026-39919 ( SUSE ):  8.5
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2026-39919 ( SUSE ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2026-39919 ( NVD ):  9.3
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/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-2026-39919 ( NVD ):  9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

  
Affected Products:

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

  
  
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for ghostscript fixes the following issue:

  * CVE-2026-39919: heap-based buffer overflow in the JPEG 2000 output adapter
    allows attackers to cause memory corruption by supplying crafted PDFs
    (bsc#1280620).

Changes for ghostscript:

  * Version upgrade to 10.08.0

## 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-16.0-1876

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-1876

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 (ppc64le x86_64)
    * ghostscript-x11-10.08.0-160000.1.1
    * ghostscript-10.08.0-160000.1.1
    * ghostscript-debugsource-10.08.0-160000.1.1
    * ghostscript-x11-debuginfo-10.08.0-160000.1.1
    * ghostscript-devel-10.08.0-160000.1.1
    * ghostscript-debuginfo-10.08.0-160000.1.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * ghostscript-x11-10.08.0-160000.1.1
    * ghostscript-10.08.0-160000.1.1
    * ghostscript-debugsource-10.08.0-160000.1.1
    * ghostscript-x11-debuginfo-10.08.0-160000.1.1
    * ghostscript-devel-10.08.0-160000.1.1
    * ghostscript-debuginfo-10.08.0-160000.1.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-39919.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1280620

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