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Ubuntu 2172-1: Important Advisory Regarding CUPS XSS Vulnerability Risks

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CUPS could be made to expose sensitive information over the network.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2172-1
April 24, 2014

cups vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 13.10
- Ubuntu 12.10
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

Summary:

CUPS could be made to expose sensitive information over the network.

Software Description:
- cups: Common UNIX Printing System(tm)

Details:

Alex Korobkin discovered that the CUPS web interface incorrectly protected
against cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. If an authenticated user were
tricked into visiting a malicious website while logged into CUPS, a remote
attacker could modify the CUPS configuration and possibly steal
confidential data.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 13.10:
  cups                            1.7.0~rc1-0ubuntu5.3

Ubuntu 12.10:
  cups                            1.6.1-0ubuntu11.6

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  cups                            1.5.3-0ubuntu8.2

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
  cups                            1.4.3-1ubuntu1.11

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2172-1
  CVE-2014-2856

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/1.7.0~rc1-0ubuntu5.3
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/1.6.1-0ubuntu11.6
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/1.5.3-0ubuntu8.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/1.4.3-1ubuntu1.11




Ubuntu 2172-1: Important Advisory Regarding CUPS XSS Vulnerability Risks

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2173-1 highlights a vulnerability in OpenSSL that may allow significant data leakage via man-in-the-middle attacks, with security patches recommended.
CUPS could be made to expose sensitive information over the network.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 13.10: cups 1.7.0~rc1-0ubuntu5.3 Ubuntu 12.10: cups 1.6.1-0ubuntu11.6 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: cups 1.5.3-0ubuntu8.2 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: cups 1.4.3-1ubuntu1.11 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2172-1

CVE-2014-2856

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April 24, 2014

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/1.7.0~rc1-0ubuntu5.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/1.6.1-0ubuntu11.6 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/1.5.3-0ubuntu8.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/1.4.3-1ubuntu1.11

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