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Debian DSA-3429-1 Urgent Notice Regarding Foomatic-Rip Command Exploit

Michal Kowalczyk and Adam Chester discovered that missing input sanitising in the foomatic-rip print filter might result in the execution of arbitrary commands. . - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-3429-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso December 21, 2015 https://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : foomatic-filtersCVE ID : CVE-2015-8327 CVE-2015-8560 Debian Bug : 806886 807993 Michal Kowalczyk and Adam Chester discovered that missing input sanitising in the foomatic-rip print filter might result in the execution of arbitrary commands. For the oldstable distribution (wheezy), these problems have been fixed in version 4.0.17-1+deb7u1. For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 4.0.17-5+deb8u1. For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in version 4.0.17-7. We recommend that you upgrade your foomatic-filters packages. Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Debian Security Advisory DSA-3430-1 emphasizes the need to update the cups-filters package to fix vulnerabilities that may enable unauthorized access or command execution. Foomatic Filters, Debian Security Update, Command Execution Risk. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Dec 21, 2015 •Important Debian