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Debian dla-3904 : cups - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 207907

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

The remote Debian 11 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-3904 advisory.

 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3904-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Thorsten Alteholz September 29, 2024 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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 Package : cups Version : 2.3.3op2-3+deb11u9 CVE ID : CVE-2024-47175


 Simone Margaritelli reported that cups, the Common UNIX Printing System, does not properly sanitize IPP attributes when creating PPD files, which may result in the execution of arbitrary code.


 For Debian 11 bullseye, this problem has been fixed in version 2.3.3op2-3+deb11u9.

 We recommend that you upgrade your cups packages.

 For the detailed security status of cups please refer to its security tracker page at:
 https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/cups

 Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the cups packages.

See Also

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/cups

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-47175

https://packages.debian.org/source/bullseye/cups

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 207907

File Name: debian_DLA-3904.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/29/2024

Updated: 9/29/2024

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-47175

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.6

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:cups-ipp-utils, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:cups, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:cups-daemon, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:cups-common, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:cups-client, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:cups-core-drivers, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libcups2-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:cups-ppdc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:cups-bsd, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libcups2, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libcupsimage2-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libcupsimage2, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:cups-server-common

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/29/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/26/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-47175