Fedora 41: FEDORA-2024-3fc82fed09 critical: libppd cups-filters fix
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September 28, 2024
Fix for remove vulnerabilities against OpenPrinting cups-filters
Summary
Libppd provides all PPD related function/API which is going
to be removed from CUPS 3.X, but are still required for retro-fitting
support of legacy printers. The library is meant only for retro-fitting
printer applications, any new printer drivers have to be written as
native printer application without libppd.
Update Information:
Fix for remove vulnerabilities against OpenPrinting cups-filters
Topics Covered
Change Log
* Thu Sep 26 2024 Justin M. Forbes
References
Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2024-3fc82fed09
2024-09-28 00:15:18.613057
Name : libppd
Product : Fedora 41
Version : 2.1~b1
Release : 2.fc41
URL : https://github.com/OpenPrinting/libppd
Summary : Library for retro-fitting legacy printer drivers
Description :
Libppd provides all PPD related function/API which is going
to be removed from CUPS 3.X, but are still required for retro-fitting
support of legacy printers. The library is meant only for retro-fitting
printer applications, any new printer drivers have to be written as
native printer application without libppd.
Update Instructions
This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2024-3fc82fed09' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at http://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html#upgrade-command-label
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Name: libppd
Product: Fedora 41
Version: 2.1~b1
Release: 2.fc41
Summary: Library for retro-fitting legacy printer drivers
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