Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2629-1
10th June, 2015
cups vulnerabilities
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:
- Ubuntu 15.04
- Ubuntu 14.10
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Summary
Several security issues were fixed in CUPS.
Software description
- cups
– Common UNIX Printing System(tm)
Details
It was discovered that CUPS incorrectly handled reference counting when
handling localized strings. A remote attacker could use this issue to
escalate permissions, upload a replacement CUPS configuration file, and
execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-1158)
It was discovered that the CUPS templating engine contained a cross-site
scripting issue. A remote attacker could use this issue to bypass default
configuration settings. (CVE-2015-1159)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package version:
- Ubuntu 15.04:
-
cups
2.0.2-1ubuntu3.1
- Ubuntu 14.10:
-
cups
1.7.5-3ubuntu3.2
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
-
cups
1.7.2-0ubuntu1.6
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
-
cups
1.5.3-0ubuntu8.7
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.