Ubuntu Security Notice 2659-1 - Petr Sklenar discovered that the cups-filters texttopdf filter incorrectly handled line sizes. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code as the lp user.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2659-1
July 06, 2015
cups-filters vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 15.04
- Ubuntu 14.10
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Summary:
cups-filters could be made to crash or run programs as the lp user if it
processed a specially crafted print job.
Software Description:
- cups-filters: OpenPrinting CUPS Filters
Details:
Petr Sklenar discovered that the cups-filters texttopdf filter incorrectly
handled line sizes. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause a
denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code as the lp user.
(CVE-2015-3258, CVE-2015-3279)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 15.04:
cups-filters 1.0.67-0ubuntu2.2
Ubuntu 14.10:
cups-filters 1.0.61-0ubuntu2.3
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
cups-filters 1.0.52-0ubuntu1.5
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
cups-filters 1.0.18-0ubuntu0.4
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2659-1
CVE-2015-3258, CVE-2015-3279
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups-filters/1.0.67-0ubuntu2.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups-filters/1.0.61-0ubuntu2.3
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups-filters/1.0.52-0ubuntu1.5
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups-filters/1.0.18-0ubuntu0.4