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Updated foomatic-filters packages has been released for Debian GNU/Linux



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Debian Security Advisory DSA-3429-1 security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso
December 21, 2015 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : foomatic-filters
CVE ID : CVE-2015-8327 CVE-2015-8560
Debian Bug : 806886 807993

Michal Kowalczyk and Adam Chester discovered that missing input
sanitising in the foomatic-rip print filter might result in the
execution of arbitrary commands.

For the oldstable distribution (wheezy), these problems have been fixed
in version 4.0.17-1+deb7u1.

For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in
version 4.0.17-5+deb8u1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in
version 4.0.17-7.

We recommend that you upgrade your foomatic-filters packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/