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Slackware Linux Advisory: cupsMay 29, 2003, 14:29 (1 Talkback[s])[slackware-security] CUPS DoS vulnerability fixed (SSA:2003-149-01) Upgraded CUPS packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, and -current to fix a denial of service attack vulnerability. Here are the details from the Slackware 9.0 ChangeLog: Thu May 29 00:52:54 PDT 2003 patches/packages/cups-1.1.19-i386-1.tgz: Upgraded to cups-1.1.19. A denial of service problem that allowed a CUPS client to hang the CUPS server is now fixed in CUPS 1.1.19. Note that CUPS is not installed by default -- it is shipped as one of the packages in /extra. (* Security fix *) WHERE TO FIND THE NEW PACKAGES:Updated package for Slackware 8.1: Updated package for Slackware 9.0: Updated package for Slackware -current: MD5 SIGNATURES:Slackware 8.1 package: Slackware 9.0 package: Slackware -current package: INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:First, if the CUPS server (cupsd) is running, stop it: Then upgrade using upgradepkg (as root): Finally, restart cupsd (if needed): Slackware Linux Security Team
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