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Red Hat: RHSA-2010:0754-01 Critical: CUPS Execution Risk - Important Update

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Calendar Grey October 7, 2010
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Red Hat has issued an urgent security notice regarding vulnerabilities tied to the cups package, highlighting the necessity for prompt action due to serious security threats
Updated cups packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at

Summary

The Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS) provides a portable printing layer for UNIX operating systems. The CUPS "pdftops" filter converts Portable Document Format (PDF) files to PostScript.
An uninitialized pointer use flaw was discovered in the CUPS "pdftops" filter. An attacker could create a malicious PDF file that, when printed, would cause "pdftops" to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code as the "lp" user. (CVE-2010-3702)
Users of cups are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue. After installing this update, the cupsd daemon will be restarted automatically.

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References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3702 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#important

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3:
Source:
i386: cups-1.1.17-13.3.70.i386.rpm cups-debuginfo-1.1.17-13.3.70.i386.rpm cups-devel-1.1.17-13.3.70.i386.rpm cups-libs-1.1.17-13.3.70.i386.rpm
ia64: cups-1.1.17-13.3.70.ia64.rpm cups-debuginfo-1.1.17-13.3.70.i386.rpm cups-debuginfo-1.1.17-13.3.70.ia64.rpm cups-devel-1.1.17-13.3.70.ia64.rpm cups-libs-1.1.17-13.3.70.i386.rpm cups-libs-1.1.17-13.3.70.ia64.rpm
ppc: cups-1.1.17-13.3.70.ppc.rpm cups-debuginfo-1.1.17-13.3.70.ppc.rpm cups-debuginfo-1.1.17-13.3.70.ppc64.rpm cups-devel-1.1.17-13.3.70.ppc.rpm cups-libs-1.1.17-13.3.70.ppc.rpm cups-libs-1.1.17-13.3.70.ppc64.rpm
s390: cups-1.1.17-13.3.70.s390.rpm cups-debuginfo-1.1.17-13.3.70.s390.rpm cups-devel-1.1.17-13.3.70.s390.rpm cups-libs-1.1.17-13.3.70.s390.rpm
s390x: cups-1.1.17-13.3.70.s390x.rpm cups-debuginfo-1.1.17-13.3.70.s390.rpm cups-debuginfo-1.1.17-13.3.70.s390x.rpm cups-devel-1.1.17-13.3.70.s390x.rpm cups-libs-1.1.17-13.3.70.s390.rpm cups-libs-1.1.17-13.3.70.s390x.rpm
x86_64: cups-1.1.17-13.3.70.x86_64.rpm cups-debuginfo-1.1.17-13.3.70.i386.rpm cups-debuginfo-1.1.17-13.3.70.x86_64.rpm cups-devel-1.1.17-13.3.70.x86_64.rpm cups-libs-1.1.17-13.3.70.i386.rpm cups-libs-1.1.17-13.3.70.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Desktop version 3:
Source:
i386: cups-1.1.17-13.3.70.i386.rpm

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Advisory ID: RHSA-2010:0754-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0754.html
Issue date: 2010-10-07

Topic

Updated cups packages that fix one security issue are now available for RedHat Enterprise Linux 3.The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as havingimportant security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from theCVE link in the References section.

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security advisory security issue Red Hat Enterprise Linux critical patch CUPS execution risk important update

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Desktop version 3 - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

595245 - CVE-2010-3702 xpdf: uninitialized Gfx::parser pointer dereference

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