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Ubuntu 10.04: USN-2144-1 Moderate CUPS Execution Vulnerability Fix

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Calendar Grey March 12, 2014
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Recent CUPS flaws in Ubuntu might enable code execution with the lp privileges. To mitigate this risk, ensure you apply the latest updates to strengthen system security.
CUPS could be made to run programs as the lp user if it processed a specially crafted file.

Summary

CUPS could be made to run programs as the lp user if it processed a

specially crafted file.

Software Description:

- cups: Common UNIX Printing System(tm)

Details:

Florian Weimer discovered that the pdftoopvp filter bundled in the CUPS

package incorrectly handled memory. An attacker could possibly use this

issue to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the lp user.

(CVE-2013-6474, CVE-2013-6475)

Florian Weimer discovered that the pdftoopvp filter bundled in the CUPS

package did not restrict driver directories. An attacker could possibly use

this issue to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the lp user.

(CVE-2013-6476)

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Topics Covered

security advisory code execution Ubuntu moderate severity CUPS execution flaw

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
  cups                            1.4.3-1ubuntu1.10

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2144-1

CVE-2013-6474, CVE-2013-6475, CVE-2013-6476

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March 12, 2014

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security advisory code execution Ubuntu moderate severity CUPS execution flaw

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/1.4.3-1ubuntu1.10

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