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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.13.2023.139.01
Category:Slackware Local Security Checks
Title:Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2023-139-01)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'cups-filters' package(s) announced via the SSA:2023-139-01 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'cups-filters' package(s) announced via the SSA:2023-139-01 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
New cups-filters packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to
fix a security issue.


Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
patches/packages/cups-filters-1.28.17-i586-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded.
[PATCH] Merge pull request from GHSA-gpxc-v2m8-fr3x.
With execv() command line arguments are passed as separate strings and
not the full command line in a single string. This prevents arbitrary
command execution by escaping the quoting of the arguments in a job
with forged job title.
Thanks to marav.
For more information, see:
[link moved to references]
(* Security fix *)
+--------------------------+

Affected Software/OS:
'cups-filters' package(s) on Slackware 15.0, Slackware current.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
9.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-24805
Debian Security Information: DSA-5407 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5407
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KL2SJMZQ5T5JIH3PMQ2CGCY5TUUE255Y/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YNCGL2ZTAS2GFF23QFT55UFWIDMI4ZJK/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-06
https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups-filters/commit/8f274035756c04efeb77eb654e9d4c4447287d65
https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups-filters/security/advisories/GHSA-gpxc-v2m8-fr3x
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00021.html
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