USN-2725-1: cups-filters vulnerability
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2725-1
27th August, 2015
cups-filters vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 15.04
Summary
cups-filters would allow unintended access to printers over the network.
Software description
- cups-filters - OpenPrinting CUPS Filters
Details
Seth Arnold discovered that ippusbxd in the cups-filters package would
incorrectly listen to all configured network interfaces. A remote attacker
could use this issue to possibly access locally-connected printers.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version:
- Ubuntu 15.04:
- cups-filters-ippusbxd 1.0.67-0ubuntu2.4
To update your system, please follow these instructions: http://ift.tt/17VXqjU.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
from Ubuntu Security Notices http://ift.tt/1LDCjY8