1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-2532-1

USN-2532-1: cups-filters vulnerability

Publication date

16 March 2015

Overview

cups-filters could be made to run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Releases

Packages

Details

It was discovered that cups-browsed incorrectly filtered remote printer
names and strings. A remote attacker could use this issue to possibly
execute arbitrary commands.

It was discovered that cups-browsed incorrectly filtered remote printer
names and strings. A remote attacker could use this issue to possibly
execute arbitrary commands.

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
14.10 utopic cups-browsed –  1.0.61-0ubuntu2.1
14.04 trusty cups-browsed –  1.0.52-0ubuntu1.4

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