{"id":"USN-6391-2","summary":"cups vulnerability","details":"USN-6391-1 fixed a vulnerability in CUPS. This update provides\nthe corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.\n\nOriginal advisory details:\n\n It was discovered that CUPS incorrectly parsed certain Postscript objects.\n If a user or automated system were tricked into printing a specially\n crafted document, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause CUPS to\n crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary\n code.\n","modified":"2026-05-20T16:03:33.158880418Z","published":"2023-09-21T14:09:04Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2023-4504"],"upstream":["CVE-2023-4504","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-4504"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6391-2"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-4504"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"cups","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/cups?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fxenial"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.1.3-4ubuntu0.11+esm4"}]}],"versions":["2.1.0-4ubuntu3","2.1.0-5","2.1.0-6","2.1.0-6ubuntu1","2.1.0-7","2.1.2-1","2.1.2-2","2.1.3-1","2.1.3-1build1","2.1.3-3","2.1.3-4","2.1.3-4ubuntu0.2","2.1.3-4ubuntu0.3","2.1.3-4ubuntu0.4","2.1.3-4ubuntu0.5","2.1.3-4ubuntu0.6","2.1.3-4ubuntu0.7","2.1.3-4ubuntu0.8","2.1.3-4ubuntu0.9","2.1.3-4ubuntu0.10","2.1.3-4ubuntu0.11","2.1.3-4ubuntu0.11+esm1","2.1.3-4ubuntu0.11+esm2","2.1.3-4ubuntu0.11+esm3"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro","binaries":[{"binary_version":"2.1.3-4ubuntu0.11+esm4","binary_name":"libcupscgi1"},{"binary_version":"2.1.3-4ubuntu0.11+esm4","binary_name":"cups-bsd"},{"binary_version":"2.1.3-4ubuntu0.11+esm4","binary_name":"cups-common"},{"binary_version":"2.1.3-4ubuntu0.11+esm4","binary_name":"cups-core-drivers"},{"binary_version":"2.1.3-4ubuntu0.11+esm4","binary_name":"cups-server-common"},{"binary_version":"2.1.3-4ubuntu0.11+esm4","binary_name":"libcupsimage2"},{"binary_version":"2.1.3-4ubuntu0.11+esm4","binary_name":"cups-client"},{"binary_version":"2.1.3-4ubuntu0.11+esm4","binary_name":"cups-ipp-utils"},{"binary_version":"2.1.3-4ubuntu0.11+esm4","binary_name":"libcups2"},{"binary_version":"2.1.3-4ubuntu0.11+esm4","binary_name":"cups-ppdc"},{"binary_version":"2.1.3-4ubuntu0.11+esm4","binary_name":"libcupsppdc1"},{"binary_version":"2.1.3-4ubuntu0.11+esm4","binary_name":"libcupsmime1"},{"binary_version":"2.1.3-4ubuntu0.11+esm4","binary_name":"cups"},{"binary_version":"2.1.3-4ubuntu0.11+esm4","binary_name":"cups-daemon"}]},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS","cves":[]},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6391-2.json"}},{"package":{"name":"cups","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/cups?arch=source&distro=esm-infra%2Fbionic"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.2.7-1ubuntu2.10+esm2"}]}],"versions":["2.2.4-7ubuntu2","2.2.5-2","2.2.6-2","2.2.6-3","2.2.6-4","2.2.6-5","2.2.7-1ubuntu1","2.2.7-1ubuntu2","2.2.7-1ubuntu2.1","2.2.7-1ubuntu2.2","2.2.7-1ubuntu2.3","2.2.7-1ubuntu2.4","2.2.7-1ubuntu2.5","2.2.7-1ubuntu2.6","2.2.7-1ubuntu2.7","2.2.7-1ubuntu2.8","2.2.7-1ubuntu2.9","2.2.7-1ubuntu2.10","2.2.7-1ubuntu2.10+esm1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro","binaries":[{"binary_version":"2.2.7-1ubuntu2.10+esm2","binary_name":"cups"},{"binary_version":"2.2.7-1ubuntu2.10+esm2","binary_name":"cups-bsd"},{"binary_version":"2.2.7-1ubuntu2.10+esm2","binary_name":"cups-client"},{"binary_version":"2.2.7-1ubuntu2.10+esm2","binary_name":"cups-common"},{"binary_version":"2.2.7-1ubuntu2.10+esm2","binary_name":"cups-core-drivers"},{"binary_version":"2.2.7-1ubuntu2.10+esm2","binary_name":"cups-daemon"},{"binary_version":"2.2.7-1ubuntu2.10+esm2","binary_name":"cups-ipp-utils"},{"binary_version":"2.2.7-1ubuntu2.10+esm2","binary_name":"cups-ppdc"},{"binary_version":"2.2.7-1ubuntu2.10+esm2","binary_name":"cups-server-common"},{"binary_version":"2.2.7-1ubuntu2.10+esm2","binary_name":"libcups2"},{"binary_version":"2.2.7-1ubuntu2.10+esm2","binary_name":"libcupscgi1"},{"binary_version":"2.2.7-1ubuntu2.10+esm2","binary_name":"libcupsimage2"},{"binary_version":"2.2.7-1ubuntu2.10+esm2","binary_name":"libcupsmime1"},{"binary_version":"2.2.7-1ubuntu2.10+esm2","binary_name":"libcupsppdc1"}]},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS","cves":[{"severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:N","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}],"id":"CVE-2023-4504"}]},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6391-2.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}