USN-7041-3: CUPS vulnerability
7 October 2024
CUPS could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic.
Releases
Packages
- cups - Common UNIX Printing System(tm)
Details
USN-7041-1 fixed a vulnerability in CUPS. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
Original advisory details:
Simone Margaritelli discovered that CUPS incorrectly sanitized IPP
data when creating PPD files. A remote attacker could possibly use this
issue to manipulate PPD files and execute arbitrary code when a printer is
used.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 16.04
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cups
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2.1.3-4ubuntu0.11+esm8
Available with Ubuntu Pro
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
Related notices
- USN-7041-1: libcups2t64, cups-ppdc, libcups2, cups-common, cups, cups-ipp-utils, cups-server-common, libcupsimage2, libcupsimage2-dev, cups-core-drivers, libcupsimage2t64, cups-client, cups-daemon, cups-bsd, libcups2-dev
- USN-7045-1: libppd, libppd-utils, libppd-tests, ppdc, libppd2, libppd2-common, libppd-dev
- USN-7041-2: cups-ppdc, libcups2, cups-common, cups, cups-ipp-utils, cups-server-common, libcupscgi1, libcupsimage2, cups-core-drivers, libcupsimage2-dev, libcupsmime1, cups-client, cups-daemon, cups-bsd, libcups2-dev, libcupsppdc1