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Amazon Linux AMI : cups (ALAS-2013-170)
high Nessus Plugin ID 69729
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Synopsis
The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update.Description
It was discovered that CUPS administrative users (members of the SystemGroups groups) who are permitted to perform CUPS configuration changes via the CUPS web interface could manipulate the CUPS configuration to gain unintended privileges. Such users could read or write arbitrary files with the privileges of the CUPS daemon, possibly allowing them to run arbitrary code with root privileges.(CVE-2012-5519)
After installing this update, the ability to change certain CUPS configuration directives remotely will be disabled by default. The newly introduced ConfigurationChangeRestriction directive can be used to enable the changing of the restricted directives remotely.
Solution
Run 'yum update cups' to update your system.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 69729
File Name: ala_ALAS-2013-170.nasl
Version: 1.7
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 9/4/2013
Updated: 4/18/2018
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.2
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:cups, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:cups-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:cups-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:cups-libs, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:cups-lpd, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:cups-php, cpe:/o:amazon:linux
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list
Patch Publication Date: 3/14/2013
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2012-5519