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Ubuntu 24.04 LTS USN-7041-1 moderate: cups remote code execution

ubuntu
Calendar Grey September 26, 2024
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
The DPDK flaw highlighted in Debian Security Advisory DSA-5023-1 outlines vital patches for impacted versions.
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:

Simone Margaritelli discovered that CUPS incorrectly sanitized IPP

data when creating PPD files. A remote attacker could possibly use this

issue to manipulate PPD files and execute arbitrary code when a printer is

used.

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Topics Covered

security advisory remote code execution Ubuntu cups network exploit

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
   cups                            2.4.7-1.2ubuntu7.3

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
   cups                            2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.11

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
   cups                            2.3.1-9ubuntu1.9

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7041-1

CVE-2024-47175

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7041-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory remote code execution Ubuntu cups network exploit

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/2.4.7-1.2ubuntu7.3
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/2.3.1-9ubuntu1.9

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