USN-6083-1 fixed a vulnerability in cups-filters. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that cups-filters incorrectly handled the beh CUPS backend. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause the backend to stop responding or to execute arbitrary code.
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"binary_name": "cups-filters"
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"availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6083-2.json"
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"cves": [
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"severity": [
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"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
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"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2023-24805"
}
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"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS"
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