Debian: DSA-3411-1: cups-filters security update

Date 02 Dec 2015

Category Debian Linux Distribution - Security Advisories

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Posted By LinuxSecurity Advisories

Michal Kowalczyk discovered that missing input sanitising in the foomatic-rip print filter might result in the execution of arbitrary commands.

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Debian Security Advisory DSA-3411-1                   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
https://www.debian.org/security/                       Moritz Muehlenhoff
December 02, 2015                     https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : cups-filters
CVE ID         : CVE-2015-8327

Michal Kowalczyk discovered that missing input sanitising in the
foomatic-rip print filter might result in the execution of arbitrary
commands.

The oldstable distribution (wheezy) is not affected.

For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.0.61-5+deb8u2.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.2.0-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your cups-filters packages.

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these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
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