USN-6184-2: CUPS vulnerability
17 July 2023
CUPS could be made to crash or expose sensitive information over the network.
Releases
Packages
- cups - Common UNIX Printing System(tm)
Details
USN-6184-1 fixed a vulnerability in CUPS. This update provides the
corresponding updates for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that CUPS incorrectly handled certain memory operations.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause CUPS to crash, resulting
in a denial of service, or to possibly obtain sensitive information.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 18.04
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cups
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2.2.7-1ubuntu2.10+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 16.04
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cups
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2.1.3-4ubuntu0.11+esm3
Available with Ubuntu Pro
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.