Red Hat Security Advisory: ghostscript security update
Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in the Ghostscript suite used for rendering PostScript and PDF documents. These include a format string injection vulnerability that can lead to shell command execution bypassing SAFER restrictions (CVE-2024-29510), and two path traversal vulnerabilities that can lead to command execution or arbitrary file access (CVE-2024-33869 and CVE-2024-33870). Red Hat has issued a security advisory updating Ghostscript packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support to address these issues. The update is rated as having moderate security impact. Users of affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 versions should apply the provided update to mitigate these vulnerabilities.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The Ghostscript suite contains utilities for rendering PostScript and PDF documents by translating PostScript code to bitmap formats. Three security vulnerabilities have been fixed: CVE-2024-29510 is a format string injection that leads to shell command execution bypassing SAFER sandboxing; CVE-2024-33869 is a path traversal vulnerability that allows command execution due to path reduction; CVE-2024-33870 is a path traversal vulnerability allowing access to arbitrary files if the current directory is within permitted paths. Red Hat's advisory RHSA-2024:6466 provides updated Ghostscript packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support to remediate these issues.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands, bypass security restrictions, or access arbitrary files on affected systems running vulnerable versions of Ghostscript. This could lead to unauthorized system control or data disclosure. The Red Hat advisory rates the overall security impact as Moderate.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated Ghostscript packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the security update as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2024:6466 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 to remediate these issues. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Red Hat Security Advisory: ghostscript security update
Description
Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in the Ghostscript suite used for rendering PostScript and PDF documents. These include a format string injection vulnerability that can lead to shell command execution bypassing SAFER restrictions (CVE-2024-29510), and two path traversal vulnerabilities that can lead to command execution or arbitrary file access (CVE-2024-33869 and CVE-2024-33870). Red Hat has issued a security advisory updating Ghostscript packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support to address these issues. The update is rated as having moderate security impact. Users of affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 versions should apply the provided update to mitigate these vulnerabilities.
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Technical Analysis
The Ghostscript suite contains utilities for rendering PostScript and PDF documents by translating PostScript code to bitmap formats. Three security vulnerabilities have been fixed: CVE-2024-29510 is a format string injection that leads to shell command execution bypassing SAFER sandboxing; CVE-2024-33869 is a path traversal vulnerability that allows command execution due to path reduction; CVE-2024-33870 is a path traversal vulnerability allowing access to arbitrary files if the current directory is within permitted paths. Red Hat's advisory RHSA-2024:6466 provides updated Ghostscript packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support to remediate these issues.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands, bypass security restrictions, or access arbitrary files on affected systems running vulnerable versions of Ghostscript. This could lead to unauthorized system control or data disclosure. The Red Hat advisory rates the overall security impact as Moderate.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated Ghostscript packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the security update as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2024:6466 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 to remediate these issues. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2024:6466
- Cve Count
- 3
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2024-33869","CVE-2024-33870"]
Threat ID: 6a3da1f04853345fc1832133
Added to database: 06/25/2026, 21:47:28 UTC
Last enriched: 06/25/2026, 22:44:01 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:48 UTC
Views: 12
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