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Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 201207-10 (cups)
Information
Severity
Severity
High
Family
Family
Gentoo Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
7.9
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
11 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory GLSA 201207-10.
Insight
Insight
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in CUPS, some of which may allow execution of arbitrary code or local privilege escalation.
Solution
Solution
All CUPS users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-print/cups-1.4.8-r1' NOTE: This is a legacy GLSA. Updates for all affected architectures are available since September 03, 2011. It is likely that your system is already no longer affected by this issue.