Security
Security
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in cups-filters, the worst of which could lead to arbitrary code execution.
| Package | net-print/cups-filters on all architectures |
|---|---|
| Affected versions | < 1.0.71 |
| Unaffected versions | >= 1.0.71 |
cups-filters is an OpenPrinting CUPS Filters.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in cups-filters. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted print job using cups-filters, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All cups-filters users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-print/cups-filters-1.0.71"