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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS : CUPS vulnerability (USN-7041-2)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 207994

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 18.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-7041-2 advisory.

 USN-7041-1 fixed a vulnerability in CUPS. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.



Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7041-2

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 207994

File Name: ubuntu_USN-7041-2.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/1/2024

Updated: 9/30/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-47175

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 9.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libcupsimage2, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libcupsimage2-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:cups-bsd, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libcups2, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libcups2-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:cups-daemon, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:cups-server-common, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:cups, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:cups-client, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:cups-common, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:cups-ppdc, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libcupscgi1, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libcupsmime1, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libcupsppdc1, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:cups-core-drivers, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:cups-ipp-utils

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Debian/dpkg-l, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/1/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/26/2024

Exploitable With

Metasploit (CUPS IPP Attributes LAN Remote Code Execution)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-47175

USN: 7041-2