Details
Emmanuel Bouillon discovered that CUPS did not properly handle certain
Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) packets. A remote attacker could use this
flaw to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. In
the default installation in Ubuntu 8.04 LTS and later, attackers would be
isolated by the CUPS AppArmor profile.
Emmanuel Bouillon discovered that CUPS did not properly handle certain
Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) packets. A remote attacker could use this
flaw to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. In
the default installation in Ubuntu 8.04 LTS and later, attackers would be
isolated by the CUPS AppArmor profile.
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.10 karmic | cups – 1.4.1-5ubuntu2.7 | ||
| 8.04 hardy | cupsys – 1.3.7-1ubuntu3.12 | ||
| 6.06 dapper | cupsys – 1.2.2-0ubuntu0.6.06.20 | ||
| 10.10 maverick | cups – 1.4.4-6ubuntu2.2 | ||
| 10.04 lucid | cups – 1.4.3-1ubuntu1.3 | ||
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