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Posted on 07 April 2014
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201404-01
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: CUPS: Arbitrary file read/write
Date: April 07, 2014
Bugs: #442926
ID: 201404-01

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Synopsis
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A vulnerability in CUPS may allow for arbitrary file access.

Background
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CUPS, the Common Unix Printing System, is a full-featured print server.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-print/cups < 1.6.2-r5 >= 1.6.2-r5

Description
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Members of the lpadmin group have admin access to the web interface,
where they can
edit the config file and set some =E2=80=9Cdangerous=E2=80=9D directives =(like the log
filenames), which enable them to read or write files as the user
running
the CUPS webserver.

Impact
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A local attacker could possibly exploit this vulnerability to read or
write files as the user running the CUPS webserver.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All CUPS users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-print/cups-1.6.2-r5"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2012-5519
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-5519

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201404-01.xml

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2014 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5


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