1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-6361-2

USN-6361-2: CUPS vulnerability

Publication date

26 September 2023

Overview

CUPS could be made to expose sensitive information.

Releases

Packages

  • cups - Common UNIX Printing System(tm)

Details

USN-6361-1 fixed a vulnerability in CUPS. This update provides the
corresponding updates for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that CUPS incorrectly authenticated certain remote
requests. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain
recently printed documents.

USN-6361-1 fixed a vulnerability in CUPS. This update provides the
corresponding updates for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that CUPS incorrectly authenticated certain remote
requests. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain
recently printed documents.

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+esm3  
16.04 xenial cups –  2.1.3-4ubuntu0.11+esm5  

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