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Debian 3.0: DSA 232-2 Critical: CUPS Remote Compromise Issues

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Calendar Grey February 18, 2003
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory
Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in the Common Unix Printing System (CUPS).

Summary

This update corrects a library dependency for the libcupsys2 package
which sneaked in with the last security update to CUPS for the stable
distribution (woody).

The original advisory DSA 232-1 stated:

Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in the Common Unix
Printing System (CUPS). Several of these issues represent the
potential for a remote compromise or denial of service. The Common
Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the problems
listed above.


Upgrade Instructions
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wget url
will fetch the file for you
dpkg -i file.deb
will install the referenced file.

If you are using the apt-get package manager, use the line for
sources.list as given below:

apt-get update
will update the internal database
apt-get upgrade
will install corrected packages

You may use an automated update by adding the resources from the
footer to the proper configuration.


Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody
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Source archives:


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Read the Full Advisory

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Package: cupsys

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