Summary
Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-1012-1
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
Emmanuel Bouillon discovered that CUPS did not properly handle certain Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) packets. A remote attacker could use this flaw to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. In the default installation in Ubuntu 8.04 LTS and later, attackers would be isolated by the CUPS AppArmor profile.
Affected
cups, cupsys vulnerability on Ubuntu 6.06 LTS ,
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS ,
Ubuntu 9.10 ,
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2010-2941 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.9
AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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