[USN-2839-1] CUPS update
Marc Deslauriers
marc.deslauriers at canonical.com
Wed Dec 16 17:56:15 UTC 2015
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2839-1
December 16, 2015
cups update
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary:
A security improvement has been made to CUPS.
Software Description:
- cups: Common UNIX Printing System(tm)
Details:
As a security improvement against the POODLE attack, this update disables
SSLv3 support in the CUPS web interface.
For legacy environments where SSLv3 support is still required, it can be
re-enabled by adding "SSLOptions AllowSSL3" to /etc/cups/cupsd.conf.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
cups 1.7.2-0ubuntu1.7
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2839-1
https://launchpad.net/bugs/1505328
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/1.7.2-0ubuntu1.7
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