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Medium ALAS2-2023-2184 1 CVE

Moderate: cups security update (Amazon Linux 2)

Published Aug 3, 2023 · Updated Aug 8, 2023

Summary

Package updates are available for Amazon Linux 2 that fix the following vulnerabilities: CVE-2023-32324: OpenPrinting CUPS is an open source printing system. In versions 2.4.2 and prior, a heap buffer overflow vulnerability would allow a remote attacker to launch a denial of service (DoS) attack. A buffer overflow vulnerability in the function `format_log_line` could allow remote attackers to cause a DoS on the affected system. Exploitation of the vulnerability can be triggered when the configuration file `cupsd.conf` sets the value of `loglevel `to `DEBUG`. No known patches or workarounds exist at time of publication.

Fixed packages 8

ReleasePackageFixed in
Amazon Linux · 2 cups 1:1.6.3-51.amzn2.0.2
Amazon Linux · 2 cups-client 1:1.6.3-51.amzn2.0.2
Amazon Linux · 2 cups-debuginfo 1:1.6.3-51.amzn2.0.2
Amazon Linux · 2 cups-devel 1:1.6.3-51.amzn2.0.2
Amazon Linux · 2 cups-filesystem 1:1.6.3-51.amzn2.0.2
Amazon Linux · 2 cups-ipptool 1:1.6.3-51.amzn2.0.2
Amazon Linux · 2 cups-libs 1:1.6.3-51.amzn2.0.2
Amazon Linux · 2 cups-lpd 1:1.6.3-51.amzn2.0.2

Vulnerabilities 1

  • High 7.5

    OpenPrinting CUPS vulnerable to heap buffer overflow

    OpenPrinting CUPS is an open source printing system. In versions 2.4.2 and prior, a heap buffer overflow vulnerability would allow a remote attacker to launch a denial of service (DoS) attack. A buffer overflow vulnerability in the function `format_log_line` …

References

  • web
    https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2023-32324.html