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Red Hat update for cups Advisory Available in German 

Secunia Advisory: SA29067  
Release Date: 2008-02-22

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: DoS
Where: From local network
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)


CVE reference:CVE-2008-0882 (Secunia mirror)

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Description:
Red Hat has issued an update for cups. This fixes a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).

For more information:
SA28994

NOTE: Reportedly, this can not be exploited to execute arbitrary code on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

Solution:
Updated packages are available via Red Hat Network.
http://rhn.redhat.com

Original Advisory:
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0157.html

Other References:
SA28994:
http://secunia.com/advisories/28994



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