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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2019.3180 USN-4105-1: CUPS vulnerabilities 21 August 2019 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: CUPS Publisher: Ubuntu Operating System: UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX) Ubuntu Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated Access Confidential Data -- Existing Account Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2019-8696 CVE-2019-8675 Original Bulletin: https://usn.ubuntu.com/4105-1/ Comment: This advisory references vulnerabilities in products which run on platforms other than Ubuntu. It is recommended that administrators running CUPS check for an updated version of the software for their operating system. - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- USN-4105-1: CUPS vulnerabilities 20 August 2019 cups vulnerabilities A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: o Ubuntu 19.04 o Ubuntu 18.04 LTS o Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary Several security issues were fixed in CUPS. Software Description o cups - Common UNIX Printing System Details Stephan Zeisberg discovered that the CUPS SNMP backend incorrectly handled encoded ASN.1 inputs. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause CUPS to crash by providing specially crafted network traffic. (CVE-2019-8696, CVE-2019-8675) It was discovered that CUPS did not properly handle client disconnection events. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or disclose memory from the CUPS server. Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 19.04 cups - 2.2.10-4ubuntu2.1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS cups - 2.2.7-1ubuntu2.7 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS cups - 2.1.3-4ubuntu0.10 To update your system, please follow these instructions: https:// wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades . In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References o CVE-2019-8675 o CVE-2019-8696 - --------------------------END INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- You have received this e-mail bulletin as a result of your organisation's registration with AusCERT. The mailing list you are subscribed to is maintained within your organisation, so if you do not wish to continue receiving these bulletins you should contact your local IT manager. If you do not know who that is, please send an email to auscert@auscert.org.au and we will forward your request to the appropriate person. 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