Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in CUPS, the worst of which could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Package | net-print/cups on all architectures |
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Affected versions | < 2.0.3 |
Unaffected versions | >= 2.0.3 |
CUPS, the Common Unix Printing System, is a full-featured print server.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in cups. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, or cause a Denial of Service condition.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All CUPS users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-print/cups-2.0.3"
Release date
October 31, 2015
Latest revision
October 31, 2015: 1
Severity
normal
Exploitable
remote
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