[SECURITY] [DSA 1677-1] New CUPS packages fix arbitrary code execution
From: Martin Schulze <joey_at_infodrom.org>
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 22:09:10 +0100 (CET)
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Debian Security Advisory DSA 1677-1 security_at_debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/ Martin Schulze
December 2nd, 2008 http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : cupsys
Vulnerability : integer overflow
Problem type : local (remote)
Debian-specific: no
CVE ID : CVE-2008-5286
Debian Bug : 507183
An integer overflow has been discovered in the image validation code
of cupsys, the Common UNIX Printing System. An attacker could trigger
this bug by supplying a malicious graphic that could lead to the
execution of arbitrary code.
For the stable distribution (etch) this problem has been fixed in
version 1.2.7-4etch6.
For testing distribution (lenny) this issue will be fixed soon.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in
version 1.3.8-1lenny4.
We recommend that you upgrade your cupsys packages.
Upgrade Instructions
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wget url
will fetch the file for you
dpkg -i file.deb
will install the referenced file.
If you are using the apt-get package manager, use the line for
sources.list as given at the end of this advisory:
apt-get update
will update the internal database
apt-get upgrade
will install corrected packages
You may use an automated update by adding the resources from the
footer to the proper configuration.
Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 alias etch
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