New CUPS packages are available for Slackware 9.1, 10.0, and -current to fix a denial of service issue where a malformed packet can crash the CUPS server.



More details about this issue may be found in the Common
Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0558

Here are the details from the Slackware 10.0 ChangeLog:

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patches/packages/cups-1.1.21-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to cups-1.1.21.
This fixes a flaw where a remote attacker can crash the CUPS
server causing a denial of service.
For more details, see:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0558
(* Security fix *)
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Where to find the new packages:
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Updated package for Slackware 9.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-9.1/patches/packages/cups-1.1.21-i486-1.tgz

Updated package for Slackware 10.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.0/patches/packages/cups-1.1.21-i486-1.tgz

Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/a/cups-1.1.21-i486-1.tgz


MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 9.1 package:
b3f16be12546c626071281bc17e11739 cups-1.1.21-i486-1.tgz

Slackware 10.0 package:
6cca53545b2ea2d260a3ad4f55e22153 cups-1.1.21-i486-1.tgz

Slackware -current package:
01cc7de97fd7f6d51c3803b5c286dcff cups-1.1.21-i486-1.tgz


Installation instructions:
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First, if the CUPS server (cupsd) is running, stop it:
. /etc/rc.d/rc.cups stop

Then upgrade using upgradepkg (as root):
upgradepkg cups-1.1.21-i486-1.tgz

Finally, restart cupsd (if needed):
. /etc/rc.d/rc.cups start


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Slackware Linux Security Team
http://slackware.com/gpg-key
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