A cups-filters security update has been released for Ubuntu Linux 23.04, 22.10, 22.04 LTS, 20.04 LTS, and 18.04 LTS.

USN-6083-1: cups-filters vulnerability

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6083-1
May 17, 2023

cups-filters vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 23.04
- Ubuntu 22.10
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Summary:

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

Software Description:
- cups-filters: OpenPrinting CUPS Filters

Details:

It was discovered that cups-filters incorrectly handled the beh CUPS
backend. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause the
backend to stop responding or to execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 23.04:
cups-filters 2.0~rc1-0ubuntu1.2

Ubuntu 22.10:
cups-filters 1.28.16-1ubuntu0.2

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
cups-filters 1.28.15-0ubuntu1.2

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
cups-filters 1.27.4-1ubuntu0.2

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
cups-filters 1.20.2-0ubuntu3.3

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

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6083-1
CVE-2023-24805

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups-filters/2.0~rc1-0ubuntu1.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups-filters/1.28.16-1ubuntu0.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups-filters/1.28.15-0ubuntu1.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups-filters/1.27.4-1ubuntu0.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups-filters/1.20.2-0ubuntu3.3