1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-2659-1

USN-2659-1: cups-filters vulnerabilities

Publication date

6 July 2015

Overview

cups-filters could be made to crash or run programs as the lp user if it processed a specially crafted print job.

Releases

Packages

Details

Petr Sklenar discovered that the cups-filters texttopdf filter incorrectly
handled line sizes. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause a
denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code as the lp user.
(CVE-2015-3258, CVE-2015-3279)

Petr Sklenar discovered that the cups-filters texttopdf filter incorrectly
handled line sizes. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause a
denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code as the lp user.
(CVE-2015-3258, CVE-2015-3279)

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
15.04 vivid cups-filters –  1.0.67-0ubuntu2.2
14.10 utopic cups-filters –  1.0.61-0ubuntu2.3
14.04 trusty cups-filters –  1.0.52-0ubuntu1.5
12.04 precise cups-filters –  1.0.18-0ubuntu0.4

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