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High RLSA-2023:3423 1 CVE

Important: cups-filters security update

Published Aug 31, 2023 · Updated Feb 4, 2026

Ecosystem: Rocky Linux

Summary

The cups-filters package contains back ends, filters, and other software that was once part of the core Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS) distribution but is now maintained independently.

Security Fix(es):

* cups-filters: remote code execution in cups-filters, beh CUPS backend (CVE-2023-24805)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Fixed packages 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
Rocky Linux · 9 cups-filters 0:1.28.7-11.el9_2.1

Vulnerabilities 1

  • High 8.8
    CVE-2023-24805

    Command injection in cups-filters

    cups-filters contains backends, filters, and other software required to get the cups printing service working on operating systems other than macos. If you use the Backend Error Handler (beh) to create an accessible network printer, this security vulnerabilit…

    OpenPrinting cups-filters cups-filters cups-filters Debian Ubuntu Alpine

References

  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2203051