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Ubuntu 24.04 LTS USN-7044-1 critical: libcupsfilters remote code execution

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Calendar Grey September 26, 2024
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Critical patch roll-out for Ubuntu 24.04 tackling libcupsfilters remote execution vulnerability stemming from malformed network data.
libcupsfilters 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: libcupsfilters could be made to run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic. Software Description: - libcupsfilters: OpenPrinting libcupsfilters Details: Simone Margaritelli discovered that libcupsfilters 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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security advisory critical software update remote code execution network traffic ubuntu libcupsfilters

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS libcupsfilters2-common 2.0.0-0ubuntu7.1 libcupsfilters2t64 2.0.0-0ubuntu7.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7044-1

CVE-2024-47076

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7044-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory critical software update remote code execution network traffic ubuntu libcupsfilters

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libcupsfilters/2.0.0-0ubuntu7.1

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