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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2018-6553: CUPS: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2018-6553: CUPS: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
08/10/2018
Created
08/17/2019
Added
08/16/2019
Modified
08/16/2019

Description

The CUPS AppArmor profile incorrectly confined the dnssd backend due to use of hard links. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to escape confinement. This flaw affects versions prior to 2.2.7-1ubuntu2.1 in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, prior to 2.2.4-7ubuntu3.1 in Ubuntu 17.10, prior to 2.1.3-4ubuntu0.5 in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, and prior to 1.7.2-0ubuntu1.10 in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-net-print-cups

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