** Changed in: gnome-settings-daemon (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Confirmed
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1716013
Title:
Printers should not be auto-added without permission from user
Status in gnome-settings-daemon package in Ubuntu:
Confirmed
Bug description:
If Ubuntu 17.04 or 17.10 connects to a network that has a printer, a
dialog pops open telling me so-and-so printer has been added. What the
heck?
First, why is the user not asked whether to add the printer or not?
Second, auto-adding devices from a network is bad security practice.
What if it's a hostile network? It is well established that printers
are a common attack vector on networks. Ubuntu's auto-adding printers
is the kind of thing that should not be happening by default without
some kind of dialog that asks for permission to add said printer. If
this is not addressed, it's only a matter of time before this leads to
a CVE for Ubuntu.
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