# CVE-2026-112177: ghostscript: The Ghostscript suite contains utilities for rendering PostScript and PDF documents

CVE-2026-112177 is fixed in 8 products on 1 platform, first by RHSA-2026:93978, released November 3, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-112177
- Priority: High
- CVSS: 7.3 (Important)
- EPSS: 0.0036
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Nov 2, 2026

## 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: Reintroduction of .charkeys -dSAFER bypass in RHEL 8 (CVE-2026-112177)  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.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | ghostscript RHEL 8 | 0:9.27-20.el8_10 | [RHSA-2026:93978](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2026-93978.md) | Nov 3, 2026 |
| Linux | ghostscript almalinux 8 | 9.27-20.el8_10 | [ALSA-2026:93978](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2026-93978.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | ghostscript ol 8 | 0:9.27-20.el8_10 | [ELSA-2026-93978](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-93978.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | ghostscript rocky 8 | 0:9.27-20.el8_10 | [RLSA-2026:93978](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2026-93978.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | ghostscript-doc almalinux 8 | 9.27-20.el8_10 | [ALSA-2026:93978](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2026-93978.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | ghostscript-doc ol 8 | 0:9.27-20.el8_10 | [ELSA-2026-93978](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-93978.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | ghostscript-tools-dvipdf almalinux 8 | 9.27-20.el8_10 | [ALSA-2026:93978](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2026-93978.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | ghostscript-tools-dvipdf ol 8 | 0:9.27-20.el8_10 | [ELSA-2026-93978](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-93978.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | ghostscript-tools-fonts almalinux 8 | 9.27-20.el8_10 | [ALSA-2026:93978](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2026-93978.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | ghostscript-tools-fonts ol 8 | 0:9.27-20.el8_10 | [ELSA-2026-93978](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-93978.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | ghostscript-tools-printing almalinux 8 | 9.27-20.el8_10 | [ALSA-2026:93978](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2026-93978.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | ghostscript-tools-printing ol 8 | 0:9.27-20.el8_10 | [ELSA-2026-93978](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-93978.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | ghostscript-x11 almalinux 8 | 9.27-20.el8_10 | [ALSA-2026:93978](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2026-93978.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | ghostscript-x11 ol 8 | 0:9.27-20.el8_10 | [ELSA-2026-93978](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-93978.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | libgs almalinux 8 | 9.27-20.el8_10 | [ALSA-2026:93978](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2026-93978.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | libgs ol 8 | 0:9.27-20.el8_10 | [ELSA-2026-93978](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-93978.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | libgs-devel almalinux 8 | 9.27-20.el8_10 | [ALSA-2026:93978](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2026-93978.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | libgs-devel ol 8 | 0:9.27-20.el8_10 | [ELSA-2026-93978](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-93978.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |

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