- Issued:
- 2009-10-15
- Updated:
- 2009-10-15
RHSA-2009:1513 - Moderate: cups security update
Synopsis
Moderate: cups security update
Type/Severity
Security Advisory Moderate
Topic
Updated cups packages that fix two security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.
Description
The Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS) provides a portable printing layer for UNIX operating systems. The CUPS "pdftops" filter converts Portable Document Format (PDF) files to PostScript.
Two integer overflow flaws were found in the CUPS "pdftops" filter. An attacker could create a malicious PDF file that would cause "pdftops" to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code as the "lp" user if the file was printed. (CVE-2009-3608, CVE-2009-3609)
Red Hat would like to thank Chris Rohlf for reporting the CVE-2009-3608 issue.
Users of cups are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct these issues. After installing the update, the cupsd daemon will be restarted automatically.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at This content is not included.http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259
Affected Products
| Product | Version | Arch |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 5.4 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 5.4 | ia64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 5.4 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian | 5 | ppc |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support | 5.4 | ppc |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems | 5 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support | 5.4 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 5 | ia64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 5 | i386 |
Updated Packages
- cups-1.3.7-11.el5_4.3.src.rpm
- cups-libs-1.3.7-11.el5_4.3.ppc64.rpm
- cups-1.3.7-11.el5_4.3.i386.rpm
- cups-lpd-1.3.7-11.el5_4.3.x86_64.rpm
- cups-libs-1.3.7-11.el5_4.3.x86_64.rpm
- cups-libs-1.3.7-11.el5_4.3.i386.rpm
- cups-devel-1.3.7-11.el5_4.3.ppc64.rpm
- cups-devel-1.3.7-11.el5_4.3.ppc.rpm
- cups-1.3.7-11.el5_4.3.s390x.rpm
- cups-libs-1.3.7-11.el5_4.3.s390x.rpm
- cups-lpd-1.3.7-11.el5_4.3.i386.rpm
- cups-devel-1.3.7-11.el5_4.3.s390x.rpm
- cups-devel-1.3.7-11.el5_4.3.i386.rpm
- cups-devel-1.3.7-11.el5_4.3.x86_64.rpm
- cups-1.3.7-11.el5_4.3.x86_64.rpm
- cups-lpd-1.3.7-11.el5_4.3.ia64.rpm
- cups-1.3.7-11.el5_4.3.ia64.rpm
- cups-devel-1.3.7-11.el5_4.3.ia64.rpm
- cups-libs-1.3.7-11.el5_4.3.s390.rpm
- cups-lpd-1.3.7-11.el5_4.3.ppc.rpm
- cups-devel-1.3.7-11.el5_4.3.s390.rpm
- cups-1.3.7-11.el5_4.3.ppc.rpm
- cups-libs-1.3.7-11.el5_4.3.ppc.rpm
- cups-libs-1.3.7-11.el5_4.3.ia64.rpm
- cups-lpd-1.3.7-11.el5_4.3.s390x.rpm
Fixes
CVEs
References
Additional information
- The Red Hat security contact is This content is not included.secalert@redhat.com. More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/.
- Offline Security Data data is available for integration with other systems. See Offline Security Data API to get started.