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[USN-2839-1] CUPS update

Posted on 16 December 2015
Ubuntu Security

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2839-1
December 16, 2015

cups update
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

A security improvement has been made to CUPS.

Software Description:
- cups: Common UNIX Printing System(tm)

Details:

As a security improvement against the POODLE attack, this update disables=

SSLv3 support in the CUPS web interface.

For legacy environments where SSLv3 support is still required, it can be
re-enabled by adding "SSLOptions AllowSSL3" to /etc/cups/cupsd.conf.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
cups 1.7.2-0ubuntu1.7

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.=


References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2839-1
https://launchpad.net/bugs/1505328

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/1.7.2-0ubuntu1.7

 

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