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Debian LTS Advisory ([SECURITY] [DLA 1893-1] cups security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update for the 'cups' package(s) announced via the DSA-1893-1 advisory.
Insight
Insight
Two issues have been found in cups, the Common UNIX Printing System(tm). Basically both CVEs (CVE-2019-8675 and CVE-2019-8696) are about stack-buffer-overflow in two functions of libcup. One happens in asn1_get_type() the other one in asn1_get_packed().
Affected Software
Affected Software
'cups' package(s) on Debian Linux.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
For Debian 8 'Jessie', these problems have been fixed in version 1.7.5-11+deb8u5. We recommend that you upgrade your cups packages.