Fedora 41: libppd 2024-3fc82fed09 Security Advisory Updates
Summary
Libppd provides all PPD related function/API which is going
to be removed from CUPS 3.X, but are still required for retro-fitting
support of legacy printers. The library is meant only for retro-fitting
printer applications, any new printer drivers have to be written as
native printer application without libppd.
Update Information:
Fix for remove vulnerabilities against OpenPrinting cups-filters
Change Log
* Thu Sep 26 2024 Justin M. Forbes
References
Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2024-3fc82fed09 2024-09-28 00:15:18.613057 Name : libppd Product : Fedora 41 Version : 2.1~b1 Release : 2.fc41 URL : https://github.com/OpenPrinting/libppd Summary : Library for retro-fitting legacy printer drivers Description : Libppd provides all PPD related function/API which is going to be removed from CUPS 3.X, but are still required for retro-fitting support of legacy printers. The library is meant only for retro-fitting printer applications, any new printer drivers have to be written as native printer application without libppd.
Update Instructions
This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2024-3fc82fed09' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at http://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html#upgrade-command-label