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Package "cups"

Name: cups

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This package is just an umbrella for a group of other packages, it has no description.
Description samples from packages in group:

  • Common UNIX Printing System (transitional package)
Latest version: 1.5.3-0ubuntu8.7
Release: precise (12.04)
Level: security
Repository: universe

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base main 1.5.2-9ubuntu1
base universe 1.5.2-9ubuntu1
security main 1.5.3-0ubuntu8.7
updates universe 1.5.3-0ubuntu8.7
updates main 1.5.3-0ubuntu8.7

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Changelog

Version: 1.5.3-0ubuntu5.1 2012-12-05 19:07:07 UTC

  cups (1.5.3-0ubuntu5.1) precise-security; urgency=low

  * SECURITY UPDATE: privilege escalation via config file editing
    - debian/patches/CVE-2012-5519.patch: split configuration file into
      two, to isolate options that have a security impact.
    - debian/cups.install: also install cups-files.conf
    - debian/patches/removecvstag.patch: updated to remove tag from
      cups-files.conf.
    - CVE-2012-5519
  * debian/control: remove libtiff5-dev alternate build-depends so this
    package can build in a schroot.
  * NOTE: this package does _not_ include the changes from 1.5.3-0ubuntu5
    in precise-proposed.
 -- Marc Deslauriers <email address hidden> Mon, 03 Dec 2012 09:05:49 -0500
CVE-2012-5519 CUPS 1.4.4, when running in certain Linux distributions such as Debian GNU/Linux, stores the web interface administrator key in /var/run/cups/certs/0


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