Red Hat Security Advisory: ghostscript security update
A security vulnerability (CVE-2024-33871) in the Ghostscript suite affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support. The issue involves arbitrary code execution via the OPVP device through a custom Driver library. Red Hat has released an important security update to address this vulnerability in Ghostscript 9.25-5.el7_9.1 packages. The vulnerability is rated as high severity by Red Hat Product Security. No CVSS score is provided in the advisory.
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Technical Summary
CVE-2024-33871 is a vulnerability in the Ghostscript suite that allows arbitrary code execution via the OPVP device through a custom Driver library. Ghostscript is used to translate PostScript code to bitmap formats for display or printing. Red Hat Product Security has released an update for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support to remediate this issue. The advisory classifies the security impact as Important and provides updated packages to fix the vulnerability. No CVSS score is provided in the advisory, but the severity is rated as high.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on affected systems via the Ghostscript OPVP device. This could lead to system compromise or unauthorized actions performed with the privileges of the Ghostscript process. The advisory rates the impact as Important, indicating a significant security risk.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released an official security update for Ghostscript in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support that addresses CVE-2024-33871. Users should apply the update as described in the Red Hat advisory (RHSA-2024:4549) and the referenced article (https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258) to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official patch.
Red Hat Security Advisory: ghostscript security update
Description
A security vulnerability (CVE-2024-33871) in the Ghostscript suite affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support. The issue involves arbitrary code execution via the OPVP device through a custom Driver library. Red Hat has released an important security update to address this vulnerability in Ghostscript 9.25-5.el7_9.1 packages. The vulnerability is rated as high severity by Red Hat Product Security. No CVSS score is provided in the advisory.
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-33871 is a vulnerability in the Ghostscript suite that allows arbitrary code execution via the OPVP device through a custom Driver library. Ghostscript is used to translate PostScript code to bitmap formats for display or printing. Red Hat Product Security has released an update for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support to remediate this issue. The advisory classifies the security impact as Important and provides updated packages to fix the vulnerability. No CVSS score is provided in the advisory, but the severity is rated as high.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on affected systems via the Ghostscript OPVP device. This could lead to system compromise or unauthorized actions performed with the privileges of the Ghostscript process. The advisory rates the impact as Important, indicating a significant security risk.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released an official security update for Ghostscript in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support that addresses CVE-2024-33871. Users should apply the update as described in the Red Hat advisory (RHSA-2024:4549) and the referenced article (https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258) to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official patch.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2024:4549
- Cve Count
- 1
Threat ID: 6a3da1f34853345fc1833873
Added to database: 06/25/2026, 21:47:31 UTC
Last enriched: 06/25/2026, 22:47:15 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:48 UTC
Views: 12
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