Slackware: 2015-188-01: cups Security Update
Summary
Here are the details from the Slackware 14.1 ChangeLog: patches/packages/cups-1.5.4-i486-4_slack14.1.txz: Rebuilt. This release fixes a security issue: CWE-911: Improper Update of Reference Count - CVE-2015-1158 This bug could allow an attacker to upload a replacement CUPS configuration file and mount further attacks. For more information, see: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-1158 (* Security fix *)
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Updated package for Slackware 13.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-13.0/patches/packages/cups-1.3.11-i486-3_slack13.0.txz
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 13.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-13.0/patches/packages/cups-1.3.11-x86_64-3_slack13.0.txz
Updated package for Slackware 13.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-13.1/patches/packages/cups-1.4.5-i486-3_slack13.1.txz
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 13.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-13.1/patches/packages/cups-1.4.5-x86_64-3_slack13.1.txz
Updated package for Slackware 13.37:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-13.37/patches/packages/cups-1.4.6-i486-2_slack13.37.txz
Updated package for Slackware x86_64...
MD5 Signatures
Slackware 13.0 package:
f013abe1761fb1a3a962ee6bb63bb12c cups-1.3.11-i486-3_slack13.0.txz
Slackware x86_64 13.0 package:
88c5e1cf46eab8fd0d101e8411f10251 cups-1.3.11-x86_64-3_slack13.0.txz
Slackware 13.1 package:
f71f2b3066f4af9c407df75b1535f179 cups-1.4.5-i486-3_slack13.1.txz
Slackware x86_64 13.1 package:
2bf27108c7c2772e8adbd984efb0c55e cups-1.4.5-x86_64-3_slack13.1.txz
Slackware 13.37 package:
0db4e57246873b1817f7332f90dd245f cups-1.4.6-i486-2_slack13.37.txz
Slackware x86_64 13.37 package:
8d3ce5ec82218ebb001c0b46d891895a cups-1.4.6-x86_64-2_slack13.37.txz
Slackware 14.0 package:
c9130b507a69775f68eb1ca71c2c746c cups-1.5.4-i486-3_slack14.0.txz
Slackware x86_64 14.0 package:
e91436f9885350bc63a2d9484f974e66 cups-1.5.4-x86_64-3_slack14.0.txz
Slackware 14.1 package:
e7887e9c90b7501edca14157a85f7c3c cups-1.5.4-i486-4_slack14.1.txz
Slackware x86_64 14.1 package:
712faf20c729a442d6229de6942aefc5 cups-1.5.4-x86_64-4_slack14.1.txz
Slackware -current package:
b92d4ad6d8da3487ca0445915ef6aa38 ap/cups-2.0.3-i486-1.txz
Slackware x86_64 -current package:
f740e4376110c797ef1926d5a94bea5a ap/cups-2.0.3-x86_64-1.txz
Installation Instructions
Installation instructions: Upgrade the package as root: # upgradepkg cups-1.5.4-i486-4_slack14.1.txz Then, restart the cups server: # sh /etc/rc.d/rc.cups restart