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Gentoo: GLSA-201203-07 Normal: Foomatic Filters Code Execution Risk

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Calendar Grey March 6, 2012
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
A recent Gentoo security announcement highlights a foomatic-filters vulnerability permitting unauthorized code execution, prompting users to promptly update their packages.
A vulnerability in foomatic-filters could result in the execution of arbitrary code.

Summary

The foomatic-rip filter improperly handles command-line arguments, including those issued by FoomaticRIPCommandLine fields in PPD files.

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Topics Covered

security advisory gentoo code execution arbitrary code risk normal foomatic-filters

Resolution

All foomatic-filters users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=net-print/foomatic-filters-4.0.9"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2011-2697 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-2697 [ 2 ] CVE-2011-2964 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-2964

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201203-07
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Concerns

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

Severity: Normal
Title: foomatic-filters: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
Date: March 06, 2012
Bugs: #379559
ID: 201203-07

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Topics Covered

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Synopsis

A vulnerability in foomatic-filters could result in the execution of arbitrary code.

Background

The foomatic-filters package contains wrapper scripts which are designed to be used with Foomatic.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-print/foomatic-filters < 4.0.9 >= 4.0.9

Impact

===== A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted PPD file, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the system user "lp".

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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