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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS USN-6128-2 Critical CUPS DoS and Code Execution Risk

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Calendar Grey June 1, 2023
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
The Ubuntu Security Announcement USN-6129-1 deals with a critical vulnerability in Samba that permits unauthorized access or arbitrary code execution.
CUPS could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Summary

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security advisory critical code execution Ubuntu CUPS Denial of Service network threat

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro): cups 2.1.3-4ubuntu0.11+esm2 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6128-2

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

CVE-2023-32324

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June 01, 2023

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security advisory critical code execution Ubuntu CUPS Denial of Service network threat

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