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.