SB2018040347 - Fedora 27 update for cups
Published: April 3, 2018 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018040347
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-18248)
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.The weakness exists in the add_job function due to insufficient validation of usernames. A remote attacker can send print jobs with an invalid username and cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.