DESCRIPTION
Cups[1] (Common UNIX Printing System) is an open-source, freely
available and cross-platform printing solution for UNIX
environments.
It has been reported that the IPP daemon from the Cups package can
under some circumstances enter a loop and consume excessive CPU
resources, causing the service to become slow and unresponsive.
SOLUTION
It is recommended that all cups users upgrade their packages.
IMPORTANT: after the upgrade, it is necessary to manually restart the
service if it is already running. To do so, execute the following
command as root:
ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS
The apt tool can be used to perform RPM packages upgrades:
- run: apt-get update
- after that, execute: apt-get upgrade
Detailed instructions reagarding the use of apt and upgrade examples
can be found at http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/#apt?idioma=en
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Instructions on how to check the signatures of the RPM packages can be
found at http://distro.conectiva.com.br/seguranca/politica/?idioma=en
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All our advisories and generic update instructions can be viewed at
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?idioma=en
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Copyright (c) 2003 Conectiva Inc.
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CONECTIVA LINUX SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT
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PACKAGE : cups
SUMMARY : Denial of service vulnerability
DATE : 2003-11-07 15:34:00
ID : CLA-2003:779
RELEVANT
RELEASES : 7.0, 8, 9
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DESCRIPTION
Cups[1] (Common UNIX Printing System) is an open-source, freely
available and cross-platform printing solution for UNIX
environments.
It has been reported that the IPP daemon from the Cups package can
under some circumstances enter a loop and consume excessive CPU
resources, causing the service to become slow and unresponsive.
SOLUTION
It is recommended that all cups users upgrade their packages.
IMPORTANT: after the upgrade, it is necessary to manually restart the
service if it is already running. To do so, execute the following
command as root:
/sbin/service cups restart
REFERENCES
1. http://www.cups.org
2. http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0788
3. http://www.cups.org/str.php?L315+P0+S0+C0+I0+E0+Q
4. http://bugzilla.conectiva.com.br/show_bug.cgi?id=8774
UPDATED PACKAGES
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/7.0/SRPMS/cups-1.1.14-1U70_5cl.src.r
pm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/7.0/RPMS/cups-drivers-1.0-3U70_1cl.i
386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/7.0/RPMS/cups-1.1.14-1U70_5cl.i386.r
pm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/7.0/RPMS/cups-devel-1.1.14-1U70_5cl.
i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/7.0/RPMS/cups-doc-1.1.14-1U70_5cl.i3
86.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/7.0/RPMS/cups-libs-1.1.14-1U70_5cl.i
386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/7.0/RPMS/cups-devel-static-1.1.14-1U
70_5cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/8/SRPMS/cups-1.1.14-2U80_5cl.src.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/8/RPMS/cups-1.1.14-2U80_5cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/8/RPMS/cups-devel-1.1.14-2U80_5cl.i3
86.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/8/RPMS/cups-devel-static-1.1.14-2U80
_5cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/8/RPMS/cups-doc-1.1.14-2U80_5cl.i386
.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/8/RPMS/cups-libs-1.1.14-2U80_5cl.i38
6.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/9/SRPMS/cups-1.1.18-29091U90_2cl.src
.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/9/RPMS/cups-1.1.18-29091U90_2cl.i386
.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/9/RPMS/cups-devel-1.1.18-29091U90_2c
l.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/9/RPMS/cups-devel-static-1.1.18-2909
1U90_2cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/9/RPMS/cups-doc-1.1.18-29091U90_2cl.
i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/9/RPMS/cups-libs-1.1.18-29091U90_2cl
.i386.rpm
ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS
The apt tool can be used to perform RPM packages upgrades:
- run: apt-get update
- after that, execute: apt-get upgrade
Detailed instructions reagarding the use of apt and upgrade examples
can be found at http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/#apt?idioma=en
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All packages are signed with Conectiva's GPG key. The key and instructions
on how to import it can be found at
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/seguranca/chave/?idioma=en
Instructions on how to check the signatures of the RPM packages can be
found at http://distro.conectiva.com.br/seguranca/politica/?idioma=en
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All our advisories and generic update instructions can be viewed at
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?idioma=en
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Copyright (c) 2003 Conectiva Inc.
http://www.conectiva.com
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