USN-6083-1: cups-filters vulnerability
17 May 2023
cups-filters could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic.
Releases
Packages
- cups-filters - OpenPrinting CUPS Filters
Details
It was discovered that cups-filters incorrectly handled the beh CUPS
backend. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause the
backend to stop responding or to execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 23.04
Ubuntu 22.10
Ubuntu 22.04
Ubuntu 20.04
Ubuntu 18.04
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.