=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6128-1
June 01, 2023

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

- Ubuntu 23.04
- Ubuntu 22.10
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Summary:

CUPS could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially
crafted network traffic.

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

Details:

It was discovered that CUPS incorrectly handled logging. A remote attacker
could use this issue to cause CUPS to crash, resulting in a denial of
service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 23.04:
   cups                            2.4.2-3ubuntu2.1

Ubuntu 22.10:
   cups                            2.4.2-1ubuntu2.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
   cups                            2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.2

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
   cups                            2.3.1-9ubuntu1.3

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
   cups                            2.2.7-1ubuntu2.10

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

References:
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6128-1
   CVE-2023-32324

Package Information:
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/2.4.2-3ubuntu2.1
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/2.4.2-1ubuntu2.1
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.2
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/2.3.1-9ubuntu1.3
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/2.2.7-1ubuntu2.10

Ubuntu 6128-1: CUPS vulnerability

June 1, 2023
CUPS could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 23.04: cups 2.4.2-3ubuntu2.1 Ubuntu 22.10: cups 2.4.2-1ubuntu2.1 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: cups 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.2 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: cups 2.3.1-9ubuntu1.3 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: cups 2.2.7-1ubuntu2.10 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6128-1

CVE-2023-32324

Severity
June 01, 2023

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/2.4.2-3ubuntu2.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/2.4.2-1ubuntu2.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/2.3.1-9ubuntu1.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/2.2.7-1ubuntu2.10

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