USN-2532-1: cups-filters vulnerability
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2532-1
16th March, 2015
cups-filters vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 14.10
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary
cups-filters could be made to run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic.
Software description
- cups-filters - OpenPrinting CUPS Filters
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.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version:
- Ubuntu 14.10:
- cups-browsed 1.0.61-0ubuntu2.1
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
- cups-browsed 1.0.52-0ubuntu1.4
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.