Vulnerability Description
A flaw was found in ghostscript. The fix for CVE-2020-16305 in ghostscript was not included in RHSA-2021:1852-06 advisory as it was claimed to be. This issue only affects the ghostscript package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Artifex | Ghostscript | < 9.51 |
| Redhat | Codeready Linux Builder | 8.0 |
| Redhat | Codeready Linux Builder For Arm64 | 8.0_aarch64 |
| Redhat | Codeready Linux Builder For Ibm Z Systems | 8.0_s390x |
| Redhat | Codeready Linux Builder For Power Little Endian | 8.0_ppc64le |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 8.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux For Arm 64 | 8.0_aarch64 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems | 8.0_s390x |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian | 8.0_ppc64le |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7053Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4042Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1870257Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2228151Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7053Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4042Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1870257Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2228151Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2023-4042?
CVE-2023-4042 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM). A flaw was found in ghostscript. The fix for CVE-2020-16305 in ghostscript was not included in RHSA-2021:1852-06 advisory as it was claimed to be. This issue only affects the ghostscript package as sh...
How severe is CVE-2023-4042?
CVE-2023-4042 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2023-4042?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Artifex Ghostscript, Redhat Codeready Linux Builder, Redhat Codeready Linux Builder For Arm64, Redhat Codeready Linux Builder For Ibm Z Systems, Redhat Codeready Linux Builder For Power Little Endian.