CUPS could be made to crash or run programs as an administrator if it opened a specially crafted file.
It was discovered that CUPS incorrectly handled input from users in the web configuration settings. An attacker could use this issue to insert malicious configuration options, causing a denial of service or possibly executing arbitrary code.
It was discovered that CUPS incorrectly handled input from users in the web configuration settings. An attacker could use this issue to insert malicious configuration options, causing a denial of service or possibly executing arbitrary code.
It was discovered that CUPS incorrectly handled input from users in the web configuration settings. An attacker could use this issue to insert malicious configuration options, causing a denial of service or possibly executing arbitrary code.
It was discovered that CUPS incorrectly handled input from users in the web configuration settings. An attacker could use this issue to insert malicious configuration options, causing a denial of service or possibly executing arbitrary code.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
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