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Ubuntu 24.04: USN-6844-1 Severe: CUPS Permission Modification Problem

CUPS could be made to arbitrary chmod paths with specially crafted configuration file.. ========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6844-1 June 24, 2024 cups vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 23.10 - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary: CUPS could be made to arbitrary chmod paths with specially crafted configuration file. Software Description: - cups: Common UNIX Printing System(tm) Details: Rory McNamara discovered that when starting the cupsd server with a Listen configuration item, the cupsd process fails to validate if bind call passed. An attacker could possibly trick cupsd to perform an arbitrary chmod of the provided argument, providing world-writable access to the target. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS cups 2.4.7-1.2ubuntu7.1 Ubuntu 23.10 cups 2.4.6-0ubuntu3.1 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS cups 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.9 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS cups 2.3.1-9ubuntu1.7 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS cups 2.2.7-1ubuntu2.10+esm4 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 16.04 LTS cups 2.1.3-4ubuntu0.11+esm6 Available with Ubuntu Pro In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6844-1 CVE-2024-35235 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/2.4.7-1.2ubuntu7.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/2.4.6-0ubuntu3.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.9 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/2.3.1-9ubuntu1.7 .Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6845-1 pertains to a vulnerability in OpenSSH which could enable unauthorized account logins via manipulated settings.. CUPSSecurity, UbuntuUpdates, ArbitraryPermissions. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Jun 25, 2024 •Critical Ubuntu