USN-7045-1: libppd vulnerability
26 September 2024
libppd could be made to run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic.
Releases
Packages
- libppd - OpenPrinting libppd
Details
Simone Margaritelli discovered that libppd incorrectly sanitized IPP data
when creating PPD files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
manipulate PPD files and execute arbitrary code when a printer is used.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 24.04
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
Related notices
- USN-7041-1: cups, cups-ppdc, cups-core-drivers, cups-client, cups-ipp-utils, libcups2-dev, libcupsimage2t64, cups-common, cups-bsd, libcupsimage2-dev, cups-daemon, libcups2t64, libcupsimage2, cups-server-common, libcups2
- USN-7041-2: cups, cups-ppdc, libcupscgi1, cups-core-drivers, cups-client, cups-ipp-utils, libcupsmime1, libcups2-dev, libcupsppdc1, cups-common, cups-bsd, libcupsimage2-dev, cups-daemon, libcupsimage2, cups-server-common, libcups2
- USN-7041-3: libcupsppdc1, cups-bsd, cups-daemon, libcupsimage2, libcupscgi1-dev, cups, cups-client, cups-ipp-utils, libcupsmime1, libcups2-dev, cups-server-common, libcupsmime1-dev, cups-ppdc, libcupscgi1, cups-core-drivers, libcups2, cups-common, libcupsppdc1-dev, libcupsimage2-dev