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Debian Security Advisory DSA-3419-1                   security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/                     Salvatore Bonaccorso
December 15, 2015                     https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : cups-filtersCVE ID         : CVE-2015-8560
Debian Bug     : 807930

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

For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.0.61-5+deb8u3.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.4.0-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your cups-filters packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Debian: DSA-3419-1: cups-filters security update

December 15, 2015
Adam Chester discovered that missing input sanitising in the foomatic-rip print filter might result in the execution of arbitrary commands

Summary

For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.0.61-5+deb8u3.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.4.0-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your cups-filters packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Severity
Adam Chester discovered that missing input sanitising in the
foomatic-rip print filter might result in the execution of arbitrary
commands.

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