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TI-2024-31343 Aliases CVE-2024-46951GHSA-38jp-8r92-cqg4

An issue was discovered in psi/zcolor.c in Artifex Ghostscript before 10.04.0.

Priority LOW 36CWE-824Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 6 fixed, 2 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-824 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

An issue was discovered in psi/zcolor.c in Artifex Ghostscript before 10.04.0. An unchecked Implementation pointer in Pattern color space could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00357 29th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 3 advisoriesRed Hat: 6 fixed, 2 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 7

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 10.04.0VulnerableArtifex
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing:12.0:sp5:*:*:-:*:*:*12.0 sp5VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:12:sp5:*:*:-:*:*:*12 sp5VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:12:sp5:*:*:ltss:*:*:*12 sp5VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:12:sp5:*:*:ltss_extended_security:*:*:*12 sp5VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server_for_sap:12:sp5:*:*:*:*:*:*12 sp5VulnerableSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 10.04.0 Vulnerable ·Artifex
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing:12.0:sp5:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 12.0 sp5 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:12:sp5:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 12 sp5 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:12:sp5:*:*:ltss:*:*:* Versions 12 sp5 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:12:sp5:*:*:ltss_extended_security:*:*:* Versions 12 sp5 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server_for_sap:12:sp5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12 sp5 Vulnerable ·SUSE

Remediation

Red Hat 3 advisories

  • RHSA-2025:7499 Released 2025-05-13 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    ghostscript security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) ghostscript-10.02.1-15.el10_0, ghostscript-doc-10.02.1-15.el10_0, ghostscript-tools-fonts-10.02.1-15.el10_0 +2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10) ghostscript-tools-dvipdf-10.02.1-15.el10_0, libgs-devel-10.02.1-15.el10_0
  • RHSA-2025:7422 Released 2025-05-13 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    ghostscript security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) ghostscript-9.54.0-18.el9_6, ghostscript-doc-9.54.0-18.el9_6, ghostscript-tools-dvipdf-9.54.0-18.el9_6 +4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) ghostscript-9.54.0-18.el9_6, ghostscript-tools-fonts-9.54.0-18.el9_6, ghostscript-tools-printing-9.54.0-18.el9_6 +1
  • RHSA-2025:4362 Released 2025-04-30 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    ghostscript security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) ghostscript-9.27-16.el8_10, ghostscript-x11-9.27-16.el8_10, libgs-9.27-16.el8_10
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) ghostscript-doc-9.27-16.el8_10, ghostscript-tools-dvipdf-9.27-16.el8_10, ghostscript-tools-fonts-9.27-16.el8_10 +2

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10)Fixed RHSA-2025:7499
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2025:4362
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2025:7422
Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2025:4362
Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10)Fixed RHSA-2025:7499
Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2025:7422

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-46951
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-38jp-8r92-cqg4

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

Other 2

Sources

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