Moderate: cups security update

Advisory:	RHSA-2008:1029-5
Type:	Security Advisory
Severity:	Moderate
Issued on:	2008-12-15
Last updated on:	2008-12-15
Affected Products:	RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.2.z server)
OVAL:	com.redhat.rhsa-20081029.xml
CVEs (cve.mitre.org):	CVE-2008-5183

Details

Updated cups packages that fix a security issue are now available for Red
Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red
Hat Security Response Team.

The Common UNIX® Printing System (CUPS) provides a portable printing layer
for UNIX operating systems.

A null pointer dereference flaw was found in the way CUPS handled
subscriptions for printing job completion notifications. A local user could
use this flaw to crash the CUPS daemon by submitting a large number of
printing jobs requiring mail notification on completion, leading to a
denial of service. (CVE-2008-5183)

Users of cups should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a
backported patch to correct this issue.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red
Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259

Updated packages

RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)

SRPMS:
cups-1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3.src.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1082	`2c1f8a71e75eeb80f78d6f9c759d945a`

IA-32:
cups-devel-1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1082	`9cea0a0d1b10abe5ec67f6327f0d1ac7`

x86_64:
cups-devel-1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1082	`9cea0a0d1b10abe5ec67f6327f0d1ac7`
cups-devel-1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1082	`f3def3abf37523758154bc82eb950a50`

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)

SRPMS:
cups-1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3.src.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1082	`2c1f8a71e75eeb80f78d6f9c759d945a`

IA-32:
cups-1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1082	`e1bdce9bdd2a0399b404935cead2b3f9`
cups-devel-1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1082	`9cea0a0d1b10abe5ec67f6327f0d1ac7`
cups-libs-1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1082	`786fc5ba3aedeebf6182ea5fb527248b`
cups-lpd-1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1082	`e825e31cc8f2edcfa7d1a7b5a81e3c99`

IA-64:
cups-1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3.ia64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1082	`9aaae85d2f1b44511a6db32457cae942`
cups-devel-1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3.ia64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1082	`c27859790b787c375d07e951d976f997`
cups-libs-1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1082	`786fc5ba3aedeebf6182ea5fb527248b`
cups-libs-1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3.ia64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1082	`f8886cbdb4607c45b4fc572c012e4c48`
cups-lpd-1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3.ia64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1082	`ca7c60a607a27be05d42c8e69682c458`

PPC:
cups-1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3.ppc.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1082	`83b3ad0027b5672b1733b69e66014a31`
cups-devel-1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3.ppc.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1082	`0bcd995a6feef466d583c03b114035b5`
cups-devel-1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3.ppc64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1082	`d5220993d8a558da676b8b64ff4ab068`
cups-libs-1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3.ppc.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1082	`e38832a1dca94f4960d8819703e93c2d`
cups-libs-1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3.ppc64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1082	`a4249b646fddcd2a4ae550565a46e60c`
cups-lpd-1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3.ppc.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1082	`ebba40b4f51ab2b50d345afcaa528d3d`

s390x:
cups-1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3.s390x.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1082	`813be19499a8164c8dd1aed792095d86`
cups-devel-1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3.s390.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1082	`f294adb71cc4b3192e90b2e78e5c97b1`
cups-devel-1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3.s390x.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1082	`4e352f6fd65d308742d45896aac5df4f`
cups-libs-1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3.s390.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1082	`6e22a14d161fedd3ee9c4e9eee3b8846`
cups-libs-1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3.s390x.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1082	`c1f9717c3b4b3a259d1957937d32f306`
cups-lpd-1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3.s390x.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1082	`13922ab364cab940f1620ea923d2e744`

x86_64:
cups-1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1082	`f2d5499ea257850cb50501473e1f9439`
cups-devel-1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1082	`9cea0a0d1b10abe5ec67f6327f0d1ac7`
cups-devel-1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1082	`f3def3abf37523758154bc82eb950a50`
cups-libs-1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1082	`786fc5ba3aedeebf6182ea5fb527248b`
cups-libs-1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1082	`cf6e3eef4aee756dfebb48974abf5bdf`
cups-lpd-1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1082	`82461a30604ed8104ca9a0e550b12245`

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)

SRPMS:
cups-1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3.src.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1082	`2c1f8a71e75eeb80f78d6f9c759d945a`

IA-32:
cups-1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1082	`e1bdce9bdd2a0399b404935cead2b3f9`
cups-libs-1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1082	`786fc5ba3aedeebf6182ea5fb527248b`
cups-lpd-1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1082	`e825e31cc8f2edcfa7d1a7b5a81e3c99`

x86_64:
cups-1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1082	`f2d5499ea257850cb50501473e1f9439`
cups-libs-1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1082	`786fc5ba3aedeebf6182ea5fb527248b`
cups-libs-1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1082	`cf6e3eef4aee756dfebb48974abf5bdf`
cups-lpd-1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1082	`82461a30604ed8104ca9a0e550b12245`

Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.2.z server)

SRPMS:
cups-1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3.src.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1082	`2c1f8a71e75eeb80f78d6f9c759d945a`

IA-32:
cups-1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3.i386.rpm	`e1bdce9bdd2a0399b404935cead2b3f9`
cups-devel-1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3.i386.rpm	`9cea0a0d1b10abe5ec67f6327f0d1ac7`
cups-libs-1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3.i386.rpm	`786fc5ba3aedeebf6182ea5fb527248b`
cups-lpd-1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3.i386.rpm	`e825e31cc8f2edcfa7d1a7b5a81e3c99`

IA-64:
cups-1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3.ia64.rpm	`9aaae85d2f1b44511a6db32457cae942`
cups-devel-1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3.ia64.rpm	`c27859790b787c375d07e951d976f997`
cups-libs-1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3.i386.rpm	`786fc5ba3aedeebf6182ea5fb527248b`
cups-libs-1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3.ia64.rpm	`f8886cbdb4607c45b4fc572c012e4c48`
cups-lpd-1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3.ia64.rpm	`ca7c60a607a27be05d42c8e69682c458`

PPC:
cups-1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3.ppc.rpm	`83b3ad0027b5672b1733b69e66014a31`
cups-devel-1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3.ppc.rpm	`0bcd995a6feef466d583c03b114035b5`
cups-devel-1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3.ppc64.rpm	`d5220993d8a558da676b8b64ff4ab068`
cups-libs-1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3.ppc.rpm	`e38832a1dca94f4960d8819703e93c2d`
cups-libs-1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3.ppc64.rpm	`a4249b646fddcd2a4ae550565a46e60c`
cups-lpd-1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3.ppc.rpm	`ebba40b4f51ab2b50d345afcaa528d3d`

s390x:
cups-1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3.s390x.rpm	`813be19499a8164c8dd1aed792095d86`
cups-devel-1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3.s390.rpm	`f294adb71cc4b3192e90b2e78e5c97b1`
cups-devel-1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3.s390x.rpm	`4e352f6fd65d308742d45896aac5df4f`
cups-libs-1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3.s390.rpm	`6e22a14d161fedd3ee9c4e9eee3b8846`
cups-libs-1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3.s390x.rpm	`c1f9717c3b4b3a259d1957937d32f306`
cups-lpd-1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3.s390x.rpm	`13922ab364cab940f1620ea923d2e744`

x86_64:
cups-1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3.x86_64.rpm	`f2d5499ea257850cb50501473e1f9439`
cups-devel-1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3.i386.rpm	`9cea0a0d1b10abe5ec67f6327f0d1ac7`
cups-devel-1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3.x86_64.rpm	`f3def3abf37523758154bc82eb950a50`
cups-libs-1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3.i386.rpm	`786fc5ba3aedeebf6182ea5fb527248b`
cups-libs-1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3.x86_64.rpm	`cf6e3eef4aee756dfebb48974abf5bdf`
cups-lpd-1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3.x86_64.rpm	`82461a30604ed8104ca9a0e550b12245`

(The unlinked packages above are only available from the Red Hat Network)

Bugs fixed (see bugzilla for more information)

473901 - CVE-2008-5183 cups: DoS (daemon crash) caused by the large number of subscriptions

References

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5183
http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate

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