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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7042-1
September 26, 2024

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

- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

Summary:

cups-browsed could be made to run programs if it received specially crafted
network traffic.

Software Description:
- cups-browsed: OpenPrinting cups-browsed

Details:

Simone Margaritelli discovered that cups-browsed could be used to create
arbitrary printers from outside the local network. In combination with
issues in other printing components, a remote attacker could possibly use
this issue to connect to a system, created manipulated PPD files, and
execute arbitrary code when a printer is used. This update disables support
for the legacy CUPS printer discovery protocol.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
   cups-browsed                    2.0.0-0ubuntu10.1

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

References:
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7042-1
   CVE-2024-47176

Package Information:
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups-browsed/2.0.0-0ubuntu10.1

Ubuntu 7042-1: cups-browsed Security Advisory Updates

September 26, 2024
cups-browsed could be made to run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Summary: cups-browsed could be made to run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic. Software Description: - cups-browsed: OpenPrinting cups-browsed Details: Simone Margaritelli discovered that cups-browsed could be used to create arbitrary printers from outside the local network. In combination with issues in other printing components, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to connect to a system, created manipulated PPD files, and execute arbitrary code when a printer is used. This update disables support for the legacy CUPS printer discovery protocol.

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS cups-browsed 2.0.0-0ubuntu10.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7042-1

CVE-2024-47176

Severity
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7042-1

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups-browsed/2.0.0-0ubuntu10.1

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