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From: Kristian Fiskerstrand <k_f@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201510-08 ] cups-filters: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2015 15:37:15
Message-Id: 5634DEE8.7090300@gentoo.org
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201510-08
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: cups-filters: Multiple vulnerabilities
9 Date: October 31, 2015
10 Bugs: #553644, #553836
11 ID: 201510-08
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15 Synopsis
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18 Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in cups-filters, the worst of
19 which could lead to arbitrary code execution.
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21 Background
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24 cups-filters is an OpenPrinting CUPS Filters.
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26 Affected packages
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30 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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32 1 net-print/cups-filters < 1.0.71 >= 1.0.71
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34 Description
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37 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in cups-filters. Please
38 review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
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40 Impact
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43 A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted print
44 job using cups-filters, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary
45 code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service
46 condition.
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48 Workaround
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51 There is no known workaround at this time.
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53 Resolution
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56 All cups-filters users should upgrade to the latest version:
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58 # emerge --sync
59 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-print/cups-filters-1.0.71"
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61 References
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64 [ 1 ] CVE-2015-3258
65 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-3258
66 [ 2 ] CVE-2015-3279
67 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-3279
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69 Availability
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72 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
73 the Gentoo Security Website:
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75 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-08
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77 Concerns?
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80 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
81 confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
82 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
83 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
84 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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86 License
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89 Copyright 2015 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
90 belongs to its owner(s).
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92 The contents of this document are licensed under the
93 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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95 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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