USN-6083-2

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6083-2
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/USN-6083-2.json
Related
Published
2023-06-19T13:33:27.784581Z
Modified
2023-06-19T13:33:27.784581Z
Summary
cups-filters vulnerability
Details

USN-6083-1 fixed a vulnerability in cups-filters. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that cups-filters incorrectly handled the beh CUPS backend. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause the backend to stop responding or to execute arbitrary code.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / cups-filters

Package

Name
cups-filters

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0The exact introduced commit is unknown
Fixed
1.8.3-2ubuntu3.5+esm1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "libcupsfilters-dev": "1.8.3-2ubuntu3.5+esm1",
            "cups-filters": "1.8.3-2ubuntu3.5+esm1",
            "libfontembed1": "1.8.3-2ubuntu3.5+esm1",
            "cups-filters-core-drivers": "1.8.3-2ubuntu3.5+esm1",
            "libfontembed-dev": "1.8.3-2ubuntu3.5+esm1",
            "libcupsfilters1": "1.8.3-2ubuntu3.5+esm1",
            "cups-browsed": "1.8.3-2ubuntu3.5+esm1"
        }
    ]
}