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Ubuntu alert USN-1207-1 (cups, cupsys)
========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1207-1 September 14, 2011 cups, cupsys vulnerabilities ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 11.04 - Ubuntu 10.10 - Ubuntu 10.04 LTS - Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Summary: An attacker could send crafted print jobs to CUPS and cause it to crash or run programs. Software Description: - cups: Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - server - cupsys: Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - server Details: Tomas Hoger discovered that the CUPS image library incorrectly handled LZW streams. A remote attacker could use this flaw to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 11.04: libcupsimage2 1.4.6-5ubuntu1.4 Ubuntu 10.10: libcupsimage2 1.4.4-6ubuntu2.4 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: libcupsimage2 1.4.3-1ubuntu1.5 Ubuntu 8.04 LTS: libcupsimage2 1.3.7-1ubuntu3.13 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1207-1 CVE-2011-2896, CVE-2011-3170 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/1.4.6-5ubuntu1.4 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/1.4.4-6ubuntu2.4 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/1.4.3-1ubuntu1.5 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cupsys/1.3.7-1ubuntu... -- ubuntu-security-announce mailing list ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-security... (Log in to post comments)
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