Packages
- cups - Common UNIX Printing System(tm)
Details
Salvatore Bonaccorso discovered that the CUPS web interface incorrectly
validated permissions and incorrectly handled symlinks. An attacker could
possibly use this issue to bypass file permissions and read arbitrary
files, possibly leading to a privilege escalation.
Salvatore Bonaccorso discovered that the CUPS web interface incorrectly
validated permissions and incorrectly handled symlinks. An attacker could
possibly use this issue to bypass file permissions and read arbitrary
files, possibly leading to a privilege escalation.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 14.04 trusty | cups – 1.7.2-0ubuntu1.2 | ||
| 12.04 precise | cups – 1.5.3-0ubuntu8.5 | ||
| 10.04 lucid | cups – 1.4.3-1ubuntu1.13 | ||
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