Summary
Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-1654-1
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
It was discovered that users in the lpadmin group could modify certain CUPS configuration options to escalate privileges. An attacker could use this to potentially gain root privileges.
Affected
cups on Ubuntu 12.10 ,
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ,
Ubuntu 11.10 ,
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS ,
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2012-5519 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.2
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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