Packages
- cups - Common UNIX Printing System(tm)
Details
It was discovered that CUPS incorrectly handled logging. A remote attacker
could use this issue to cause CUPS to crash, resulting in a denial of
service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
It was discovered that CUPS incorrectly handled logging. A remote attacker
could use this issue to cause CUPS to crash, resulting in a denial of
service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 23.04 lunar | cups – 2.4.2-3ubuntu2.1 | ||
| 22.10 kinetic | cups – 2.4.2-1ubuntu2.1 | ||
| 22.04 LTS jammy | cups – 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.2 | ||
| 20.04 LTS focal | cups – 2.3.1-9ubuntu1.3 | ||
| 18.04 LTS bionic | cups – 2.2.7-1ubuntu2.10 | ||
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