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REDHAT-BUG-1122600

REDHAT-BUG-1122600: Medium severity Apple CUPS vulnerability

Published Jul 23, 2014

Updated

It was reported [1] that a fix for CVE-2014-3537 [2] is not complete. In some cases privilege escalation is still possible [3]. Upstream patches are available at [3] as well.

[1]: http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/209 [2]: https://cups.org/str.php?L4450 [3]: https://cups.org/str.php?L4455

Affected Software

1 affected component

Apple CUPS

Event History

Jul 23, 2014

Data Sourced

via Red Hat·02:56 PM

DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

What impact remains possible after applying the fix for CVE-2014-3537?

The reported fix for CVE-2014-3537 is incomplete in some cases, and privilege escalation may still be possible.

Is a corrective update available for the remaining issue?

Yes. Upstream patches for the incomplete fix are reported as available.

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