USN-7044-1: libcupsfilters vulnerability
26 September 2024
libcupsfilters could be made to run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic.
Releases
Packages
- libcupsfilters - OpenPrinting libcupsfilters
Details
Simone Margaritelli discovered that libcupsfilters incorrectly sanitized
IPP data when creating PPD files. A remote attacker could possibly use this
issue to manipulate PPD files and execute arbitrary code when a printer is
used.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 24.04
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
Related notices
- USN-7043-1: cups-filters-core-drivers, libfontembed1, cups-filters, libcupsfilters-dev, cups-browsed, libcupsfilters1, libfontembed-dev