---------------------------------------------------------------------Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2004-560
2004-12-17
---------------------------------------------------------------------Product     : Fedora Core 3
Name        : cups
Version     : 1.1.22
Release     : 0.rc1.8.1
Summary     : Common Unix Printing System
Description :
The Common UNIX Printing System provides a portable printing layer for
UNIX� operating systems. It has been developed by Easy Software Products
to promote a standard printing solution for all UNIX vendors and users.
CUPS provides the System V and Berkeley command-line interfaces.

---------------------------------------------------------------------Update Information:

Two security problems were found by Bartlomiej Sieka.  They concern the
lppasswd utility, which can be made to cause a denial of service, and the
hpgltops filter, which can be exploited to run code remotely as the user
"lp".  These problems have both been fixed.

---------------------------------------------------------------------* Fri Dec 17 2004 Tim Waugh  1:1.1.22-0.rc1.8.1

- Fixed STR #1023 (part of bug #143086).
- Fixed STR #1024 (rest of bug #143086).

---------------------------------------------------------------------This update can be downloaded from:
  
a85b2a25bc99ec14221d9d373d038c5e  SRPMS/cups-1.1.22-0.rc1.8.1.src.rpm
3c04fcf2270c4f4016b017ab70186afe  x86_64/cups-1.1.22-0.rc1.8.1.x86_64.rpm
7607bbc5ad99425e57ec7aa565047466  x86_64/cups-devel-1.1.22-0.rc1.8.1.x86_64.rpm
d42e2ea3183a049dc833e8870e2b30d0  x86_64/cups-libs-1.1.22-0.rc1.8.1.x86_64.rpm
ea4ce2f70b1be50bb82120636e496b43  x86_64/debug/cups-debuginfo-1.1.22-0.rc1.8.1.x86_64.rpm
50b0f1b3fb86bbe79c8d4f1b22ec5440  x86_64/cups-libs-1.1.22-0.rc1.8.1.i386.rpm
ad83bb3267f7b39fee17b39788c970fb  i386/cups-1.1.22-0.rc1.8.1.i386.rpm
eea252fdb951e8b399fb2d8fe4b8e419  i386/cups-devel-1.1.22-0.rc1.8.1.i386.rpm
50b0f1b3fb86bbe79c8d4f1b22ec5440  i386/cups-libs-1.1.22-0.rc1.8.1.i386.rpm
1ba9761043f0b4427cb66350feb36aa7  i386/debug/cups-debuginfo-1.1.22-0.rc1.8.1.i386.rpm

This update can also be installed with the Update Agent; you can
launch the Update Agent with the 'up2date' command.
---------------------------------------------------------------------

Fedora: cups-1.1.22-0.rc1.8.1 update

December 17, 2004
Two security problems were found by Bartlomiej Sieka

Summary

The Common UNIX Printing System provides a portable printing layer for

UNIX� operating systems. It has been developed by Easy Software Products

to promote a standard printing solution for all UNIX vendors and users.

CUPS provides the System V and Berkeley command-line interfaces.

Two security problems were found by Bartlomiej Sieka. They concern the

lppasswd utility, which can be made to cause a denial of service, and the

hpgltops filter, which can be exploited to run code remotely as the user

"lp". These problems have both been fixed.

- Fixed STR #1023 (part of bug #143086).

- Fixed STR #1024 (rest of bug #143086).

a85b2a25bc99ec14221d9d373d038c5e SRPMS/cups-1.1.22-0.rc1.8.1.src.rpm

3c04fcf2270c4f4016b017ab70186afe x86_64/cups-1.1.22-0.rc1.8.1.x86_64.rpm

7607bbc5ad99425e57ec7aa565047466 x86_64/cups-devel-1.1.22-0.rc1.8.1.x86_64.rpm

d42e2ea3183a049dc833e8870e2b30d0 x86_64/cups-libs-1.1.22-0.rc1.8.1.x86_64.rpm

ea4ce2f70b1be50bb82120636e496b43 x86_64/debug/cups-debuginfo-1.1.22-0.rc1.8.1.x86_64.rpm

50b0f1b3fb86bbe79c8d4f1b22ec5440 x86_64/cups-libs-1.1.22-0.rc1.8.1.i386.rpm

ad83bb3267f7b39fee17b39788c970fb i386/cups-1.1.22-0.rc1.8.1.i386.rpm

eea252fdb951e8b399fb2d8fe4b8e419 i386/cups-devel-1.1.22-0.rc1.8.1.i386.rpm

50b0f1b3fb86bbe79c8d4f1b22ec5440 i386/cups-libs-1.1.22-0.rc1.8.1.i386.rpm

1ba9761043f0b4427cb66350feb36aa7 i386/debug/cups-debuginfo-1.1.22-0.rc1.8.1.i386.rpm

This update can also be installed with the Update Agent; you can

launch the Update Agent with the 'up2date' command.

Change Log

References

Update Instructions

Severity
Name : cups
Version : 1.1.22
Release : 0.rc1.8.1
Summary : Common Unix Printing System

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