CVE-2014-3537

Publication date 17 July 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

The web interface in CUPS before 1.7.4 allows local users in the lp group to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in /var/cache/cups/rss/.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
cups 14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 1.7.2-0ubuntu1.1
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 1.5.3-0ubuntu8.4
10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed 1.4.3-1ubuntu1.12

Notes

jdstrand

per upstream, requires web interface to be enabled

mdeslaur

patch in 1.7.4 is slightly different than the one in the bug

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
cups

References

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