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Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2015 8:26 pm Post subject: [ glsa 201510-07 ] cups |
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory
Title: CUPS: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201510-07)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: remote
Date: October 31, 2015
Bug(s): #551846
ID: 201510-07
Synopsis
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in CUPS, the worst of
which could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Background
CUPS, the Common Unix Printing System, is a full-featured print server.
Affected Packages
Package: net-print/cups
Vulnerable: < 2.0.3
Unaffected: >= 2.0.3
Architectures: All supported architectures
Description
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in cups. Please review the
CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the
privileges of the process, or cause a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All CUPS users should upgrade to the latest version: Code: | # emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-print/cups-2.0.3"
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References
CVE-2015-1158
CVE-2015-1159 |
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