1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-7041-2

USN-7041-2: CUPS vulnerability

Publication date

1 October 2024

Overview

CUPS could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Releases

Packages

  • cups - Common UNIX Printing System(tm)

Details

USN-7041-1 fixed a vulnerability in CUPS. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

Simone Margaritelli discovered that CUPS incorrectly sanitized IPP
data when creating PPD files. A remote attacker could possibly use this
issue to manipulate PPD files and execute arbitrary code when a printer is
used.

USN-7041-1 fixed a vulnerability in CUPS. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

Simone Margaritelli discovered that CUPS incorrectly sanitized IPP
data when creating PPD files. A remote attacker could possibly use this
issue to manipulate PPD files and execute arbitrary code when a printer is
used.

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
18.04 bionic cups –  2.2.7-1ubuntu2.10+esm6  

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