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From: Kristian Fiskerstrand <k_f@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201510-07 ] CUPS: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2015 15:32:10
Message-Id: 5634DDD6.5000707@gentoo.org
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201510-07
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: CUPS: Multiple vulnerabilities
9 Date: October 31, 2015
10 Bugs: #551846
11 ID: 201510-07
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15 Synopsis
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18 Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in CUPS, the worst of which
19 could lead to arbitrary code execution.
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21 Background
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24 CUPS, the Common Unix Printing System, is a full-featured print server.
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26 Affected packages
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30 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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32 1 net-print/cups < 2.0.3 >= 2.0.3
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34 Description
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37 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in cups. Please review
38 the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
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40 Impact
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43 A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the
44 privileges of the process, or cause a Denial of Service condition.
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46 Workaround
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49 There is no known workaround at this time.
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51 Resolution
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54 All CUPS users should upgrade to the latest version:
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56 # emerge --sync
57 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-print/cups-2.0.3"
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59 References
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62 [ 1 ] CVE-2015-1158
63 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-1158
64 [ 2 ] CVE-2015-1159
65 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-1159
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67 Availability
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70 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
71 the Gentoo Security Website:
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73 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-07
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75 Concerns?
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78 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
79 confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
80 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
81 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
82 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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84 License
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87 Copyright 2015 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
88 belongs to its owner(s).
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90 The contents of this document are licensed under the
91 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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93 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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