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Slackware: 2022-146-01 Critical: Cups Security Fix for Local Authorization

New cups packages are available for Slackware 14.2, 15.0, and -current to fix a security issue. . -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 [slackware-security] cups (SSA:2022-146-01) New cups packages are available for Slackware 14.2, 15.0, and -current to fix a security issue. Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog: +--------------------------+ patches/packages/cups-2.4.2-i586-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded. Fixed certificate strings comparison for Local authorization. For more information, see: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-26691 (* Security fix *) +--------------------------+ Where to find the new packages: +-----------------------------+ Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab (https://osuosl.org/) for donating FTP and rsync hosting to the Slackware project! :-) Also see the "Get Slack" section on http://www.slackware.com/ for additional mirror sites near you. Updated package for Slackware 14.2: Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.2: Updated package for Slackware 15.0: Updated package for Slackware x86_64 15.0: Updated package for Slackware -current: Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current: MD5 signatures: +-------------+ Slackware 14.2 package: 3c17addc71e371da14b766ce85fded16 cups-2.1.4-i586-2_slack14.2.txz Slackware x86_64 14.2 package: 63388c24be70aefd9622cdae977063dc cups-2.1.4-x86_64-2_slack14.2.txz Slackware 15.0 package: ce0065ce10075251b12dcf44017d424f cups-2.4.2-i586-1_slack15.0.txz Slackware x86_64 15.0 package: a03a14d13bb0836d29367d1c1b4ab147 cups-2.4.2-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz Slackware -current package: 7138f3693dda076727141db6947d8fdb ap/cups-2.4.2-i586-1.txz Slackware x86_64 -current package: ffba4dd7b2994e9e4b8b8bfc61e5c8c5 ap/cups-2.4.2-x86_64-1.txz Installation instructions: +------------------------+ Upgrade the package as root: # upgradepkg cups-2.4.2-i586-1_slack15.0.txz Then, restart the cups server: # sh /etc/rc.d/rc.cups restart +-----+ . Latest cups updates now available forsecurity enhancements in Slackware versions 14.2, 15.0, and -current. Update today!. cups Security Update, Slackware Package Upgrade, Local Authorization Fix. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

May 26, 2022 •Critical Slackware