GLSA 200409-24: Foomatic

A Foomatic security update for Gentoo Linux has been released

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200409-24
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: Foomatic: Arbitrary command execution in foomatic-rip
filter
Date: September 20, 2004
Bugs: #64166
ID: 200409-24

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Synopsis
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The foomatic-rip filter in foomatic-filters contains a vulnerability which may allow arbitrary command execution on the print server.

Background
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Foomatic is a system for connecting printer drivers with spooler systems such as CUPS and LPD. The foomatic-filters package contains wrapper scripts which are designed to be used with Foomatic.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-print/foomatic <= 3.0.1 >= 3.0.2
2 net-print/foomatic-filters <= 3.0.1 >= 3.0.2
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2 affected packages on all of their supported architectures.
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Description
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There is a vulnerability in the foomatic-filters package. This vulnerability is due to insufficient checking of command-line parameters and environment variables in the foomatic-rip filter.

Impact
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This vulnerability may allow both local and remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands on the print server with the permissions of the spooler (oftentimes the "lp" user).

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All foomatic users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge sync

# emerge -pv ">=net-print/foomatic-3.0.2"
# emerge ">=net-print/foomatic-3.0.2"

PLEASE NOTE: You should update foomatic, instead of foomatic-filters. This will help to ensure that all other foomatic components remain functional.

References
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[ 1 ] Foomatic Announcement
http://www.linuxprinting.org/pipermail/foomatic-devel/2004q3/001996.html
[ 2 ] Mandrakesoft Security Advisory
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:094
[ 3 ] CAN 2004-0801
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0801

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200409-24.xml

Concerns?
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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 http://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2004 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/1.0