Moderate: cups security update
Security Advisory: Moderate
Updated cups packages that fix a security issue are now available for Red
Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red
Hat Security Response Team.
The Common UNIX(r) Printing System (CUPS) provides a portable printing layer
for UNIX operating systems.
A null pointer dereference flaw was found in the way CUPS handled
subscriptions for printing job completion notifications. A local user could
use this flaw to crash the CUPS daemon by submitting a large number of
printing jobs requiring mail notification on completion, leading to a
denial of service. (CVE-2008-5183)
Users of cups should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a
backported patch to correct this issue.
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red
Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259
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