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Posted on 12 June 2024
Slackware Security[slackware-security] cups (SSA:2024-163-02)
New cups packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to
fix a security issue.
Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog:
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patches/packages/cups-2.4.9-i586-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded.
This update fixes bugs and a security issue:
When starting the cupsd server with a Listen configuration item pointing
to a symbolic link, the cupsd process can be caused to perform an arbitrary
chmod of the provided argument, providing world-writable access to the
target.
For more information, see:
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-35235
(* Security fix *)
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Where to find the new packages:
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Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab
(http://osuosl.org) for donating FTP and rsync hosting
to the Slackware project! :-)
Also see the "Get Slack" section on http://slackware.com for
additional mirror sites near you.
Updated package for Slackware 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-15.0/patches/packages/cups-2.4.9-i586-1_slack15.0.txz
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-15.0/patches/packages/cups-2.4.9-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz
Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/ap/cups-2.4.9-i586-1.txz
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/ap/cups-2.4.9-x86_64-1.txz
MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 15.0 package:
eb7a13c45409a0db64a5a5c344c2b249 cups-2.4.9-i586-1_slack15.0.txz
Slackware x86_64 15.0 package:
d270e3ec0741a67116a32bfa9301f4fe cups-2.4.9-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz
Slackware -current package:
433355277a0f061d6a9b7fcb1f9ad5f5 ap/cups-2.4.9-i586-1.txz
Slackware x86_64 -current package:
49f32bc3bbcf751650cd28f1d4de4694 ap/cups-2.4.9-x86_64-1.txz
Installation instructions:
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Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg cups-2.4.9-i586-1_slack15.0.txz
Then, restart the cups server:
# sh /etc/rc.d/rc.cups restart
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