USN-6204-1: CPDB vulnerability

Publication date

5 July 2023

Overview

CPDB could be made to crash or execute arbitrary code.


Packages

  • cpdb-libs - Common Print Dialog Backends - Development files for Backend Libr

Details

Seth Arnold discovered that CPDB incorrectly handled certain characters.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or execute
arbitrary code.

Seth Arnold discovered that CPDB incorrectly handled certain characters.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or execute
arbitrary code.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:


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