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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201510-07
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: CUPS: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: October 31, 2015
Bugs: #551846
ID: 201510-07
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in CUPS, the worst of which
could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Background
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CUPS, the Common Unix Printing System, is a full-featured print server.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-print/cups < 2.0.3 >= 2.0.3
Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in cups. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
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A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the
privileges of the process, or cause a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All CUPS users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=net-print/cups-2.0.3”
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2015-1158
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-1158
[ 2 ] CVE-2015-1159
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-1159
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-07
Concerns?
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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.
License
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Copyright 2015 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons – Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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