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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: USN-2532-1 Critical: cups-filters Remote Execution

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Calendar Grey March 16, 2015
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu Security Announcement USN-2532-1 pertains to a vulnerability in cups-filters that could enable remote code execution through specially crafted packets.
cups-filters could be made to run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Summary

cups-filters could be made to run programs if it received specially crafted

network traffic.

Software Description:

- cups-filters: OpenPrinting CUPS Filters

Details:

It was discovered that cups-browsed incorrectly filtered remote printer

names and strings. A remote attacker could use this issue to possibly

execute arbitrary commands.

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Topics Covered

security advisory Ubuntu remote execution command injection cups-filters

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 14.10:
  cups-browsed                    1.0.61-0ubuntu2.1

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  cups-browsed                    1.0.52-0ubuntu1.4

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2532-1

CVE-2015-2265

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March 16, 2015

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Topics Covered

security advisory Ubuntu remote execution command injection cups-filters

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups-filters/1.0.61-0ubuntu2.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups-filters/1.0.52-0ubuntu1.4

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