=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2082-1
January 15, 2014
cups vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 13.10
- Ubuntu 13.04
- Ubuntu 12.10
Summary:
CUPS could be made to expose sensitive information.
Software Description:
- cups: Common UNIX Printing System(tm)
Details:
Jann Horn discovered that the CUPS lppasswd tool incorrectly read a user
configuration file in certain configurations. A local attacker could use
this to read sensitive information from certain files, bypassing access
restrictions.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 13.10:
cups-client 1.7.0~rc1-0ubuntu5.2
Ubuntu 13.04:
cups-client 1.6.2-1ubuntu8
Ubuntu 12.10:
cups-client 1.6.1-0ubuntu11.5
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2082-1
CVE-2013-6891
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/1.7.0~rc1-0ubuntu5.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/1.6.2-1ubuntu8
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/1.6.1-0ubuntu11.5