Improper Input Validation Affecting cups package, versions <2.1.3-4ubuntu0.5
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Test your applications- Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-CUPS-364438
- published26 Mar 2018
- disclosed26 Mar 2018
Introduced: 26 Mar 2018
CVE-2017-18248 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 cups to version 2.1.3-4ubuntu0.5 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream cups package and not the cups package as distributed by Ubuntu.
See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.
The add_job function in scheduler/ipp.c in CUPS before 2.2.6, when D-Bus support is enabled, can be crashed by remote attackers by sending print jobs with an invalid username, related to a D-Bus notification.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-18248
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00018.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00003.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-18248
- https://github.com/apple/cups/commit/49fa4983f25b64ec29d548ffa3b9782426007df3
- https://github.com/apple/cups/issues/5143
- https://github.com/apple/cups/releases/tag/v2.2.6
- https://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=346
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3713-1/