GLSA 201207-10: CUPS: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	high
Title:	CUPS: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	07/09/2012
Bugs:	#295256, #308045, #325551, #380771
ID:	201207-10

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in CUPS, some of which may allow execution of arbitrary code or local privilege escalation.

Background

CUPS, the Common Unix Printing System, is a full-featured print server.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
net-print/cups	< 1.4.8-r1	>= 1.4.8-r1	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in CUPS. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A remote attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code using specially crafted streams, IPP requests or files, or cause a Denial of Service (daemon crash or hang). A local attacker may be able to gain escalated privileges or overwrite arbitrary files. Furthermore, a remote attacker may be able to obtain sensitive information from the CUPS process or hijack a CUPS administrator authentication request.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All CUPS users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-print/cups-1.4.8-r1"

NOTE: This is a legacy GLSA. Updates for all affected architectures are available since September 03, 2011. It is likely that your system is already no longer affected by this issue.

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201207-10.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.