=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2532-1
March 16, 2015

cups-filters vulnerability
=========================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 14.10
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

cups-filters could be made to run programs if it received specially crafted
network traffic.

Software Description:
- cups-filters: OpenPrinting CUPS Filters

Details:

It was discovered that cups-browsed incorrectly filtered remote printer
names and strings. A remote attacker could use this issue to possibly
execute arbitrary commands.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 14.10:
  cups-browsed                    1.0.61-0ubuntu2.1

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  cups-browsed                    1.0.52-0ubuntu1.4

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2532-1
  CVE-2015-2265

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups-filters/1.0.61-0ubuntu2.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups-filters/1.0.52-0ubuntu1.4