A CUPS vulnerability has been released for Ubuntu Linux 20.04 LTS, 22.04 LTS, 22.10, and 23.04.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6184-1
June 22, 2023
cups 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
Summary:
CUPS could be made to crash or expose sensitive information over the
network.
Software Description:
- cups: Common UNIX Printing System(tm)
Details:
It was discovered that CUPS incorrectly handled certain memory operations.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause CUPS to crash, resulting
in a denial of service, or possibly obtain sensitive information.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 23.04:
cups 2.4.2-3ubuntu2.2
Ubuntu 22.10:
cups 2.4.2-1ubuntu2.2
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
cups 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.4
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
cups 2.3.1-9ubuntu1.4
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6184-1
CVE-2023-34241
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/2.4.2-3ubuntu2.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/2.4.2-1ubuntu2.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.4
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/2.3.1-9ubuntu1.4
