Re: [Security-Discuss] Re: [Security Announce] MDKSA-2004:140 - Updated a2ps packages fix vulnerability

On Wed, Mar 23, 2005 at 02:00:28PM +0100, Simon Oosthoek wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 25, 2004 at 11:42:35PM -0000, Mandrake Linux Security Team wrote:
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> >  _______________________________________________________________________
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> >                  Mandrakelinux Security Update Advisory
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> >  Package name:           a2ps
> >  Advisory ID:            MDKSA-2004:140
> >  Date:                   November 25th, 2004
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> >  Affected versions:	 10.0, 10.1, 9.2, Corporate Server 2.1
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> 
> could it be that this version of a2ps was built without libpaper1-devel
> being installed on that machine?
> 
> I've been having some problems with a2ps printing outside the printable area
> and this would explain it I think...

Hmm, maybe it's something else, but whatever it is, a2ps doesn't get the
correct margins from the printer (via CUPS I suppose)

I'll file a normal bugreport....

/Simon

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