SB2018081008 - OpenSUSE Linux update for cups
Published: August 10, 2018
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 4 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Privilege escalation (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4180)
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to unspecified flaw. A local attacker with access to cupsctl can set an environment variable and gain elevated privileges.
2) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4181)
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to unspecified flaw. A local attacker can manipulate cupsd.conf and read arbitrary files with root privileges.
3) Security restrictions bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4182)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to an error in CUPS' profile creation. A remote attacker with sandboxed root access can bypass security restrictions and execute backends without a sandbox profile.
4) Command injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4183)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to command injection. A remote attacker with sandboxed root access can modify /etc/cups/cups-files.conf, inject and execute arbitrary commands as unsandboxed root.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.