============================================================================ Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2210-1 May 08, 2014 cups-filters vulnerability ============================================================================ A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in cups-filters. Software Description: - cups-filters: OpenPrinting CUPS Filters Details: Sebastian Krahmer discovered that cups-browsed incorrectly filtered remote printer names and strings. A remote attacker could use this issue to possibly execute arbitrary commands. (CVE-2014-2707) Johannes Meixner discovered that cups-browsed ignored invalid BrowseAllow directives. This could cause it to accept browse packets from all hosts, contrary to intended configuration. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: cups-browsed 1.0.52-0ubuntu1.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2210-1 CVE-2014-2707 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups-filters/1.0.52-0ubuntu1.1