RHSA-2009:0308 - Security Advisory

Topic

Updated cups packages that fix a security issue are now available for Red
Hat Enterprise Linux 3.

This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red
Hat Security Response Team.

Description

The Common UNIX® Printing System (CUPS) provides a portable printing layer
for UNIX operating systems.

The CUPS security advisory, RHSA-2008:0937, stated that it fixed
CVE-2008-3640 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, and 5. It was discovered
this flaw was not properly fixed on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, however.
(CVE-2009-0577)

These new packages contain a proper fix for CVE-2008-3640 on Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 3. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5 already contain the
appropriate fix for this flaw and do not need to be updated.

Users of cups should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a
backported patch to correct this issue.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259

Affected Products

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 3 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 3 ia64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 3 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 3 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 3 ia64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 3 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 3 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 3 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 3 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 3 s390
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 3 ppc

Fixes

• BZ - 486052 - CVE-2009-0577 cups-CVE-2008-3640.patch has been corrupted.

CVEs

• CVE-2009-0577

References

• http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important