SUSE alert SUSE-SU-2025:4148-1 (ghostscript)

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SUSE-SU-2025:4148-1: moderate: Security update for ghostscript
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Thu, 20 Nov 2025 12:30:07 -0000
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# Security update for ghostscript

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:4148-1  
Release Date: 2025-11-20T10:14:39Z  
Rating: moderate  
References:

  * bsc#1250353
  * bsc#1250354

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2025-59798
  * CVE-2025-59799

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2025-59798 ( SUSE ):  4.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
  * CVE-2025-59798 ( NVD ):  4.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
  * CVE-2025-59798 ( NVD ):  5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2025-59799 ( SUSE ):  4.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
  * CVE-2025-59799 ( NVD ):  4.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
  * CVE-2025-59799 ( NVD ):  5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

  
Affected Products:

  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6
  * Basesystem Module 15-SP7
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7

  
  
An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for ghostscript fixes the following issues:

  * CVE-2025-59798: Fixed stack-based buffer overflow in pdf_write_cmap in
    devices/vector/gdevpdtw.c. (bsc#1250353)
  * CVE-2025-59799: Fixed stack-based buffer overflow in pdfmark_coerce_dest in
    devices/vector/gdevpdfm.c via a large size value. (bsc#1250354)

## 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:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.6  
    zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-4148=1

  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2025-4148=1

  * Basesystem Module 15-SP7  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP7-2025-4148=1

## Package List:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * ghostscript-x11-debuginfo-9.52-150000.211.1
    * ghostscript-debuginfo-9.52-150000.211.1
    * ghostscript-devel-9.52-150000.211.1
    * ghostscript-9.52-150000.211.1
    * ghostscript-debugsource-9.52-150000.211.1
    * ghostscript-x11-9.52-150000.211.1
  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * ghostscript-x11-debuginfo-9.52-150000.211.1
    * ghostscript-debuginfo-9.52-150000.211.1
    * ghostscript-devel-9.52-150000.211.1
    * ghostscript-9.52-150000.211.1
    * ghostscript-debugsource-9.52-150000.211.1
    * ghostscript-x11-9.52-150000.211.1
  * Basesystem Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * ghostscript-x11-debuginfo-9.52-150000.211.1
    * ghostscript-debuginfo-9.52-150000.211.1
    * ghostscript-devel-9.52-150000.211.1
    * ghostscript-9.52-150000.211.1
    * ghostscript-debugsource-9.52-150000.211.1
    * ghostscript-x11-9.52-150000.211.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-59798.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-59799.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1250353
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1250354



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