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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

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:

USN-6128-1 fixed a vulnerability in CUPS. This update provides

the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.

Original advisory 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.

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Topics Covered

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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Topics Covered

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

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