GLSA 201203-07: foomatic-filters: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

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Severity:	normal
Title:	foomatic-filters: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
Date:	03/06/2012
Bugs:	#379559
ID:	201203-07

Synopsis

A vulnerability in foomatic-filters could result in the execution of arbitrary code.

Background

The foomatic-filters package contains wrapper scripts which are designed to be used with Foomatic.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
net-print/foomatic-filters	< 4.0.9	>= 4.0.9	All supported architectures

Description

The foomatic-rip filter improperly handles command-line arguments, including those issued by FoomaticRIPCommandLine fields in PPD files.

Impact

A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted PPD file, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the system user "lp".

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All foomatic-filters users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose
      ">=net-print/foomatic-filters-4.0.9"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201203-07.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.