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Debian Security Advisory

DLA-3029-1 cups -- LTS security update

Date Reported:

27 May 2022

Affected Packages:

cups

Vulnerable:

Yes

Security database references:

In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 1011769.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2022-26691.

More information:

Joshua Mason discovered that a logic error in the validation of the secret key used in the local authorisation mode of the CUPS printing system may result in privilege escalation.

For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version 2.2.1-8+deb9u8.

We recommend that you upgrade your cups packages.

For the detailed security status of cups please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/cups

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