| Revision Date: | 2005-09-27 | Version: | 502 |
| Title: | RHSA-2005:772: cups security update (Moderate) |
| Description: | The Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS) provides a portable printing layer for UNIX(R) operating systems.
A bug was found in the way CUPS processes malformed HTTP requests. It is possible for a remote user capable of connecting to the CUPS daemon to issue a malformed HTTP GET request that causes CUPS to enter an infinite loop. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2005-2874 to this issue.
Two small bugs have also been fixed in this update. A signal handling problem has been fixed that could occasionally cause the scheduler to stop when told to reload. A problem with tracking open file descriptors under certain specific circumstances has also been fixed.
All users of CUPS should upgrade to these erratum packages, which contain a patch to correct this issue.
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| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Status: | | Reference(s): | CVE-2005-2874
RHSA-2005:772-01
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| Platform(s): | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
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| Definition Synopsis |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 is installed AND Package Information
cups-devel is earlier than 1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.8
AND cups-devel is signed with Red Hat master key
OR
cups-libs is earlier than 1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.8
AND cups-libs is signed with Red Hat master key
OR
cups is earlier than 1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.8
AND cups is signed with Red Hat master key
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