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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7041-1
September 26, 2024

cups vulnerability

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

• Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Summary:

CUPS could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially
crafted network traffic.

Software Description:

• cups: Common UNIX Printing System™

Details:

Simone Margaritelli discovered that CUPS 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 LTS
cups 2.4.7-1.2ubuntu7.3

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
cups 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.11

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
cups 2.3.1-9ubuntu1.9

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7041-1
CVE-2024-47175

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/2.4.7-1.2ubuntu7.3
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.11
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/2.3.1-9ubuntu1.9