A CUPS security update is available for Gentoo Linux

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory [UPDATE] GLSA 200412-25:02
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: CUPS: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: December 28, 2004
Updated: January 12, 2005
Bugs: #74479, #75197, #77023
ID: 200412-25:02

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Update
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CUPS was vulnerable to multiple vulnerabilities and as a fix we recommended upgrading to version 1.1.23_rc1. This version is affected by a remote Denial Of Service, so we now recommend upgrading to the final 1.1.23 release which does not have any known vulnerability.

The updated sections appear below.



Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-print/cups < 1.1.23 >= 1.1.23

Resolution
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All CUPS users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-print/cups-1.1.23"

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200412-25.xml

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2005 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

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