RedHat: Moderate: cups security update RHSA-2009:0428-01
Summary
The Common UNIX® Printing System (CUPS) provides a portable printing layer
for UNIX operating systems.
An integer overflow flaw, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow, was
discovered in the Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) decoding routines used by
the CUPS image-converting filters, "imagetops" and "imagetoraster". An
attacker could create a malicious TIFF file that could, potentially,
execute arbitrary code as the "lp" user if the file was printed.
(CVE-2009-0163)
Red Hat would like to thank Aaron Sigel of the Apple Product Security team
for responsibly reporting this flaw.
Users of cups are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which
contain a backported patch to correct this issue. After installing the
update, the cupsd daemon will be restarted automatically.
Summary
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
References
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-0163 http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
Package List
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3:
Source:
i386:
cups-1.1.17-13.3.58.i386.rpm
cups-debuginfo-1.1.17-13.3.58.i386.rpm
cups-devel-1.1.17-13.3.58.i386.rpm
cups-libs-1.1.17-13.3.58.i386.rpm
ia64:
cups-1.1.17-13.3.58.ia64.rpm
cups-debuginfo-1.1.17-13.3.58.i386.rpm
cups-debuginfo-1.1.17-13.3.58.ia64.rpm
cups-devel-1.1.17-13.3.58.ia64.rpm
cups-libs-1.1.17-13.3.58.i386.rpm
cups-libs-1.1.17-13.3.58.ia64.rpm
ppc:
cups-1.1.17-13.3.58.ppc.rpm
cups-debuginfo-1.1.17-13.3.58.ppc.rpm
cups-debuginfo-1.1.17-13.3.58.ppc64.rpm
cups-devel-1.1.17-13.3.58.ppc.rpm
cups-libs-1.1.17-13.3.58.ppc.rpm
cups-libs-1.1.17-13.3.58.ppc64.rpm
s390:
cups-1.1.17-13.3.58.s390.rpm
cups-debuginfo-1.1.17-13.3.58.s390.rpm
cups-devel-1.1.17-13.3.58.s390.rpm
cups-libs-1.1.17-13.3.58.s390.rpm
s390x:
cups-1.1.17-13.3.58.s390x.rpm
cups-debuginfo-1.1.17-13.3.58.s390.rpm
cups-debuginfo-1.1.17-13.3.58.s390x.rpm
cups-devel-1.1.17-13.3.58.s390x.rpm
cups-libs-1.1.17-13.3.58.s390.rpm
cups-libs-1.1.17-13.3.58.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
cups-1.1.17-13.3.58.x86_64.rpm
cups-debuginfo-1.1.17-13.3.58.i386.rpm
cups-debuginfo-1.1.17-13.3.58.x86_64.rpm
cups-devel-1.1.17-13.3.58.x86_64.rpm
cups-libs-1.1.17-13.3.58.i386.rpm
cups-libs-1.1.17-13.3.58.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Desktop version 3:
Source:
i386:
cups-1.1.17-13.3.58.i386.rpm
cups-debuginfo-1.1.17-13.3.58.i386.rpm
cups-devel-1.1.17-13.3.58.i386.rpm
cups-libs-1.1.17-13.3.58.i386.rpm
x86_64:
cups-1.1.17-13.3.58.x86_64.rpm
cups-debuginfo-1.1.17-13.3.58.i386.rpm
cups-debuginfo-1.1.17-13.3.58.x86_64.rpm
cups-devel-1.1.17-13.3.58.x86_64.rpm
cups-libs-1.1.17-13.3.58.i386.rpm
cups-libs-1.1.17-13.3.58.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3:
Source:
i386:
cups-1.1.17-13.3.58.i386.rpm
cups-debuginfo-1.1.17-13.3.58.i386.rpm
cups-devel-1.1.17-13.3.58.i386.rpm
cups-libs-1.1.17-13.3.58.i386.rpm
ia64:
cups-1.1.17-13.3.58.ia64.rpm
cups-debuginfo-1.1.17-13.3.58.i386.rpm
cups-debuginfo-1.1.17-13.3.58.ia64.rpm
cups-devel-1.1.17-13.3.58.ia64.rpm
cups-libs-1.1.17-13.3.58.i386.rpm
cups-libs-1.1.17-13.3.58.ia64.rpm
x86_64:
cups-1.1.17-13.3.58.x86_64.rpm
cups-debuginfo-1.1.17-13.3.58.i386.rpm
cups-debuginfo-1.1.17-13.3.58.x86_64.rpm
cups-devel-1.1.17-13.3.58.x86_64.rpm
cups-libs-1.1.17-13.3.58.i386.rpm
cups-libs-1.1.17-13.3.58.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3:
Source:
i386:
cups-1.1.17-13.3.58.i386.rpm
cups-debuginfo-1.1.17-13.3.58.i386.rpm
cups-devel-1.1.17-13.3.58.i386.rpm
cups-libs-1.1.17-13.3.58.i386.rpm
ia64:
cups-1.1.17-13.3.58.ia64.rpm
cups-debuginfo-1.1.17-13.3.58.i386.rpm
cups-debuginfo-1.1.17-13.3.58.ia64.rpm
cups-devel-1.1.17-13.3.58.ia64.rpm
cups-libs-1.1.17-13.3.58.i386.rpm
cups-libs-1.1.17-13.3.58.ia64.rpm
x86_64:
cups-1.1.17-13.3.58.x86_64.rpm
cups-debuginfo-1.1.17-13.3.58.i386.rpm
cups-debuginfo-1.1.17-13.3.58.x86_64.rpm
cups-devel-1.1.17-13.3.58.x86_64.rpm
cups-libs-1.1.17-13.3.58.i386.rpm
cups-libs-1.1.17-13.3.58.x86_64.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://www.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package
Topic
Updated cups packages that fix one security issue are now available for RedHat Enterprise Linux 3.This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the RedHat Security Response Team.
Topic
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
490596 - CVE-2009-0163 cups: Integer overflow in the TIFF image filter
491864 - Multiple PDF flaws