Summary
Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-1207-1
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
Tomas Hoger discovered that the CUPS image library incorrectly handled LZW streams. A remote attacker could use this flaw to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Affected
cups on Ubuntu 11.04 ,
Ubuntu 10.10 ,
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS ,
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2011-2896, CVE-2011-3170 -
CVSS Base Score: 5.1
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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