RHSA-2015:1123High

Red Hat Security Advisory: cups security update

Published
June 17, 2015
Last Modified
November 7, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (3)

CVE-2014-9679 →CVE-2015-1158 →CVE-2015-1159 →

📋 Description

CVE-2014-9679 — cups: cupsRasterReadPixels buffer overflow CVE-2015-1158 — cups: incorrect string reference counting (VU#810572) CVE-2015-1159 — cups: cross-site scripting flaw in CUPS web UI (VU#810572)

🎯 Affected products179

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)
  • cups-1:1.4.2-67.el6_6.1.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)
  • cups-1:1.4.2-67.el6_6.1.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)
  • cups-1:1.4.2-67.el6_6.1.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)
  • cups-1:1.4.2-67.el6_6.1.ppc64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)
  • cups-1:1.4.2-67.el6_6.1.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)
  • cups-1:1.4.2-67.el6_6.1.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)
  • cups-1:1.4.2-67.el6_6.1.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6)
  • cups-1:1.4.2-67.el6_6.1.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)
  • cups-1:1.4.2-67.el6_6.1.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)
  • cups-1:1.4.2-67.el6_6.1.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)
  • cups-1:1.4.2-67.el6_6.1.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6)
  • cups-1:1.4.2-67.el6_6.1.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)
  • cups-1:1.4.2-67.el6_6.1.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)
  • cups-1:1.6.3-17.ael7b_1.1.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)
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✅ Remediation

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 Workaround: Disabling the cups web interface significantly reduces the impact of this security flaw.

🔗 References (6)