CVE-2012-5519

NameCVE-2012-5519
DescriptionCUPS 1.4.4, when running in certain Linux distributions such as Debian GNU/Linux, stores the web interface administrator key in /var/run/cups/certs/0 using certain permissions, which allows local users in the lpadmin group to read or write arbitrary files as root by leveraging the web interface.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-2600-1
Debian Bugs692791

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
cups (PTS)jessie, jessie (lts)1.7.5-11+deb8u12fixed
stretch (security)2.2.1-8+deb9u8fixed
stretch (lts), stretch2.2.1-8+deb9u12fixed
buster, buster (lts)2.2.10-6+deb10u11fixed
buster (security)2.2.10-6+deb10u10fixed
bullseye2.3.3op2-3+deb11u8fixed
bullseye (security)2.3.3op2-3+deb11u9fixed
bookworm (security), bookworm2.4.2-3+deb12u8fixed
sid, trixie2.4.10-2fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
cupssourcesqueeze1.4.4-7+squeeze2DSA-2600-1
cupssource(unstable)1.5.3-2.7692791

Notes

http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2012/q4/253
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