# CVE-2020-21710: ghostscript: The Ghostscript suite contains utilities for rendering PostScript and PDF documents

CVE-2020-21710 is fixed in 17 products on 1 platform, first by ALAS2023-2023-296, released August 17, 2023. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-21710
- Priority: Routine
- CVSS: 6.5 (Low)
- EPSS: 0.0071
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Aug 17, 2023

## Description

The Ghostscript suite contains utilities for rendering PostScript and PDF documents. Ghostscript translates PostScript code to common bitmap formats so that the code can be displayed or printed.  Security Fix(es):  * ghostscript: Divide by zero in eps_print_page in gdevepsn.c (CVE-2020-21710)  For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.  Additional Changes:  For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.10 Release Notes linked from the References section.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | ghostscript Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 9.51~dfsg-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2020-21710](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2020-21710.md) | Aug 22, 2023 |
| Linux | ghostscript Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 9.51~dfsg-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2020-21710](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2020-21710.md) | Aug 22, 2023 |
| Linux | ghostscript Debian 14 | 9.51~dfsg-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2020-21710](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2020-21710.md) | Aug 22, 2023 |
| Linux | ghostscript RHEL 8 | 0:9.27-12.el8 | [RHSA-2024:2966](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-2966.md) | May 22, 2024 |
| Linux | ghostscript Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.18+esm2 | [ghostscript 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.18+esm2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-ghostscript-9.26-dfsg-0-0ubuntu0.18.04.18-esm2.md) | Aug 22, 2023 |
| Linux | ghostscript Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.10 | [ghostscript 9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.10](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-ghostscript-9.50-dfsg-5ubuntu4.10.md) | Aug 22, 2023 |
| Linux | ghostscript almalinux 8 | 9.27-12.el8 | [ALSA-2024:2966](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-2966.md) | May 22, 2024 |
| Linux | ghostscript amzn 2023 | 9.56.1-7.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2023-296](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-296.md) | Aug 17, 2023 |
| Linux | ghostscript ol 8 | 0:9.27-12.el8 | [ELSA-2024-2966](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-2966.md) | May 23, 2024 |
| Linux | ghostscript rocky 8 | 0:9.27-12.el8 | [RLSA-2024:2966](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2024-2966.md) | Jun 14, 2024 |
| Linux | ghostscript-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 9.56.1-7.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2023-296](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-296.md) | Aug 17, 2023 |
| Linux | ghostscript-debugsource amzn 2023 | 9.56.1-7.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2023-296](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-296.md) | Aug 17, 2023 |
| Linux | ghostscript-doc RHEL 8 | 0:9.27-12.el8 | [RHSA-2024:2966](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-2966.md) | May 22, 2024 |
| Linux | ghostscript-doc almalinux 8 | 9.27-12.el8 | [ALSA-2024:2966](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-2966.md) | May 22, 2024 |
| Linux | ghostscript-doc amzn 2023 | 9.56.1-7.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2023-296](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-296.md) | Aug 17, 2023 |
| Linux | ghostscript-doc ol 8 | 0:9.27-12.el8 | [ELSA-2024-2966](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-2966.md) | May 23, 2024 |
| Linux | ghostscript-gtk amzn 2023 | 9.56.1-7.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2023-296](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-296.md) | Aug 17, 2023 |
| Linux | ghostscript-gtk-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 9.56.1-7.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2023-296](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-296.md) | Aug 17, 2023 |
| Linux | ghostscript-tools-dvipdf RHEL 8 | 0:9.27-12.el8 | [RHSA-2024:2966](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-2966.md) | May 22, 2024 |
| Linux | ghostscript-tools-dvipdf almalinux 8 | 9.27-12.el8 | [ALSA-2024:2966](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-2966.md) | May 22, 2024 |
| Linux | ghostscript-tools-dvipdf amzn 2023 | 9.56.1-7.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2023-296](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-296.md) | Aug 17, 2023 |
| Linux | ghostscript-tools-dvipdf ol 8 | 0:9.27-12.el8 | [ELSA-2024-2966](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-2966.md) | May 23, 2024 |
| Linux | ghostscript-tools-fonts RHEL 8 | 0:9.27-12.el8 | [RHSA-2024:2966](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-2966.md) | May 22, 2024 |
| Linux | ghostscript-tools-fonts almalinux 8 | 9.27-12.el8 | [ALSA-2024:2966](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-2966.md) | May 22, 2024 |
| Linux | ghostscript-tools-fonts amzn 2023 | 9.56.1-7.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2023-296](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-296.md) | Aug 17, 2023 |
| Linux | ghostscript-tools-fonts ol 8 | 0:9.27-12.el8 | [ELSA-2024-2966](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-2966.md) | May 23, 2024 |
| Linux | ghostscript-tools-printing RHEL 8 | 0:9.27-12.el8 | [RHSA-2024:2966](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-2966.md) | May 22, 2024 |
| Linux | ghostscript-tools-printing almalinux 8 | 9.27-12.el8 | [ALSA-2024:2966](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-2966.md) | May 22, 2024 |
| Linux | ghostscript-tools-printing amzn 2023 | 9.56.1-7.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2023-296](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-296.md) | Aug 17, 2023 |
| Linux | ghostscript-tools-printing ol 8 | 0:9.27-12.el8 | [ELSA-2024-2966](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-2966.md) | May 23, 2024 |
| Linux | ghostscript-x Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.18+esm2 | [ghostscript-x 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.18+esm2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-ghostscript-x-9.26-dfsg-0-0ubuntu0.18.04.18-esm2.md) | Aug 22, 2023 |
| Linux | ghostscript-x Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.10 | [ghostscript-x 9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.10](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-ghostscript-x-9.50-dfsg-5ubuntu4.10.md) | Aug 22, 2023 |
| Linux | ghostscript-x11 RHEL 8 | 0:9.27-12.el8 | [RHSA-2024:2966](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-2966.md) | May 22, 2024 |
| Linux | ghostscript-x11 almalinux 8 | 9.27-12.el8 | [ALSA-2024:2966](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-2966.md) | May 22, 2024 |
| Linux | ghostscript-x11 amzn 2023 | 9.56.1-7.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2023-296](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-296.md) | Aug 17, 2023 |
| Linux | ghostscript-x11 ol 8 | 0:9.27-12.el8 | [ELSA-2024-2966](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-2966.md) | May 23, 2024 |
| Linux | ghostscript-x11-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 9.56.1-7.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2023-296](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-296.md) | Aug 17, 2023 |
| Linux | libgs RHEL 8 | 0:9.27-12.el8 | [RHSA-2024:2966](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-2966.md) | May 22, 2024 |
| Linux | libgs almalinux 8 | 9.27-12.el8 | [ALSA-2024:2966](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-2966.md) | May 22, 2024 |
| Linux | libgs amzn 2023 | 9.56.1-7.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2023-296](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-296.md) | Aug 17, 2023 |
| Linux | libgs ol 8 | 0:9.27-12.el8 | [ELSA-2024-2966](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-2966.md) | May 23, 2024 |
| Linux | libgs-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 9.56.1-7.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2023-296](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-296.md) | Aug 17, 2023 |
| Linux | libgs-devel RHEL 8 | 0:9.27-12.el8 | [RHSA-2024:2966](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-2966.md) | May 22, 2024 |
| Linux | libgs-devel almalinux 8 | 9.27-12.el8 | [ALSA-2024:2966](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-2966.md) | May 22, 2024 |
| Linux | libgs-devel amzn 2023 | 9.56.1-7.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2023-296](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-296.md) | Aug 17, 2023 |
| Linux | libgs-devel ol 8 | 0:9.27-12.el8 | [ELSA-2024-2966](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-2966.md) | May 23, 2024 |
| Linux | libgs9 Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.18+esm2 | [libgs9 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.18+esm2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-libgs9-9.26-dfsg-0-0ubuntu0.18.04.18-esm2.md) | Aug 22, 2023 |
| Linux | libgs9 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.10 | [libgs9 9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.10](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-libgs9-9.50-dfsg-5ubuntu4.10.md) | Aug 22, 2023 |
| Linux | libgs9-common Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.18+esm2 | [libgs9-common 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.18+esm2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-libgs9-common-9.26-dfsg-0-0ubuntu0.18.04.18-esm2.md) | Aug 22, 2023 |
| Linux | libgs9-common Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.10 | [libgs9-common 9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.10](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-libgs9-common-9.50-dfsg-5ubuntu4.10.md) | Aug 22, 2023 |

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