[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:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-8.1/patches/packages/cups-1.1.19-i386-1.tgz
Updated package for Slackware 9.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-9.0/patches/packages/cups-1.1.19-i386-1.tgz
Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/extra/cups-1.1.19/cups-1.1.19-i486-1.tgz
MD5 SIGNATURES:
Slackware 8.1 package:
c8999b9d8ec4652372d2ef5f26a1c71b cups-1.1.19-i386-1.tgz
Slackware 9.0 package:
72bd865d7b3ff4695340522e1c86ae9c cups-1.1.19-i386-1.tgz
Slackware -current package:
7d5aa6d2408b642f2db46ac8387ada2b cups-1.1.19-i486-1.tgz
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:
First, if the CUPS server (cupsd) is running, stop it:
. /etc/rc.d/rc.cups stop
Then upgrade using upgradepkg (as root):
upgradepkg cups-1.1.19-i386-1.tgz
Finally, restart cupsd (if needed):
. /etc/rc.d/rc.cups start
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