USN-7041-3: CUPS vulnerability
7 October 2024
CUPS could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic.
Releases
Packages
- cups - Common UNIX Printing System(tm)
Details
USN-7041-1 fixed a vulnerability in CUPS. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
Original advisory details:
Simone Margaritelli discovered that CUPS 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.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 16.04
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cups
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2.1.3-4ubuntu0.11+esm8
Available with Ubuntu Pro
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
Related notices
- USN-7041-1: libcups2-dev, cups-ipp-utils, cups-client, libcups2t64, cups, cups-ppdc, libcups2, libcupsimage2-dev, libcupsimage2, libcupsimage2t64, cups-core-drivers, cups-bsd, cups-common, cups-server-common, cups-daemon
- USN-7045-1: libppd-utils, ppdc, libppd-tests, libppd-dev, libppd2, libppd, libppd2-common
- USN-7041-2: libcups2-dev, cups-ipp-utils, cups-client, libcupsmime1, libcupscgi1, cups, cups-ppdc, libcups2, libcupsimage2-dev, libcupsimage2, libcupsppdc1, cups-core-drivers, cups-bsd, cups-common, cups-server-common, cups-daemon