# ELSA-2019-0971: Security update for 8 packages

ELSA-2019-0971, released July 30, 2019, fixes 3 CVEs across 8 products. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/elsa-2019-0971
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Jul 30, 2019
- Priority: High (Closes CVE-2019-3838, high severity)
- CVEs: 3, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2019-0971.html

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [ghostscript](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/ghostscript.md) | ol 8 | 0:9.25-2.el8_0.1 |
| [ghostscript-doc](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/ghostscript-doc.md) | ol 8 | 0:9.25-2.el8_0.1 |
| [ghostscript-tools-dvipdf](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/ghostscript-tools-dvipdf.md) | ol 8 | 0:9.25-2.el8_0.1 |
| [ghostscript-tools-fonts](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/ghostscript-tools-fonts.md) | ol 8 | 0:9.25-2.el8_0.1 |
| [ghostscript-tools-printing](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/ghostscript-tools-printing.md) | ol 8 | 0:9.25-2.el8_0.1 |
| [ghostscript-x11](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/ghostscript-x11.md) | ol 8 | 0:9.25-2.el8_0.1 |
| [libgs](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/libgs.md) | ol 8 | 0:9.25-2.el8_0.1 |
| [libgs-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/libgs-devel.md) | ol 8 | 0:9.25-2.el8_0.1 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2019-3835](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2019-3835.md) | High | ghostscript: The Ghostscript suite contains utilities for rendering PostScript and PDF documents | 7.3 | 0.0247 |  |
| [CVE-2019-3838](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2019-3838.md) | High | ghostscript: The Ghostscript suite contains utilities for rendering PostScript and PDF documents | 7.3 | 0.0247 |  |
| [CVE-2019-3839](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2019-3839.md) | High | ghostscript: The Ghostscript suite contains utilities for rendering PostScript and PDF documents | 7.8 | 0.0171 |  |

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Data as of 2026-11-07T06:34:28Z UTC. Source: Patchblox Patch Radar (https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar). Patchblox finds out-of-date software on Windows, macOS and Linux and updates it through release rings: https://patchblox.com/demo