# ELSA-2023-5459: Security update for 8 packages

ELSA-2023-5459, released October 6, 2023, fixes 1 CVE across 8 products. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/elsa-2023-5459
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Oct 6, 2023
- Priority: High (Closes CVE-2023-36664, high severity)
- CVEs: 1, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2023-5459.html

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [ghostscript](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/ghostscript.md) | ol 9 | 0:9.54.0-10.el9_2 |
| [ghostscript-doc](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/ghostscript-doc.md) | ol 9 | 0:9.54.0-10.el9_2 |
| [ghostscript-tools-dvipdf](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/ghostscript-tools-dvipdf.md) | ol 9 | 0:9.54.0-10.el9_2 |
| [ghostscript-tools-fonts](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/ghostscript-tools-fonts.md) | ol 9 | 0:9.54.0-10.el9_2 |
| [ghostscript-tools-printing](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/ghostscript-tools-printing.md) | ol 9 | 0:9.54.0-10.el9_2 |
| [ghostscript-x11](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/ghostscript-x11.md) | ol 9 | 0:9.54.0-10.el9_2 |
| [libgs](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/libgs.md) | ol 9 | 0:9.54.0-10.el9_2 |
| [libgs-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/libgs-devel.md) | ol 9 | 0:9.54.0-10.el9_2 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2023-36664](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-36664.md) | High | ghostscript: Artifex Ghostscript before 10.01.2 mishandles permission validation for pipe devices (with the %pipe% prefix or the \|... | 8.4 | 0.0385 |  |

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Data as of 2026-11-07T12:40:37Z 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 Patchblox finds out-of-date software on Windows, macOS and Linux and updates it through release rings: https://patchblox.com/demo