Technical Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in Debian, which could be exploited by attackers to compromise a vulnerable system. These issues are caused by errors in Cupsys. For additional information, see : VUPEN/ADV-2008-2782

Affected Products

Debian GNU/Linux etch
Debian GNU/Linux sid
Debian GNU/Linux lenny

Solution

Debian GNU/Linux etch - Upgrade to cupsys version 1.2.7-4etch5
Debian GNU/Linux sid - Upgrade to cupsys version 1.3.8-1lenny2
Debian GNU/Linux lenny - Upgrade to cupsys version 1.3.8-1lenny2

References

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2879
http://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2008/msg00248.html

ChangeLog

2008-10-22 : Initial release

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