Summary
The Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS) provides a portable printing layer for Linux, UNIX, and similar operating systems.
Security Fix(es):
* CUPS: Local denial-of-service via cupsd.conf update and related issues (CVE-2025-61915)
* cups: Slow client communication leads to a possible DoS attack (CVE-2025-58436)
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
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Rocky Linux · 9 | cups | 1:2.3.3op2-34.el9_7.2 |
Vulnerabilities 2
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Medium 6.0
OpenPrinting CUPS vulnerable to stack based out-of-bound write
OpenPrinting CUPS is an open source printing system for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. Prior to version 2.4.15, a user in the lpadmin group can use the cups web ui to change the config and insert a malicious line. Then the cupsd process which ru…
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Medium 5.1
OpenPrinting CUPS slow client can halt cupsd, leading to a possible DoS attack
OpenPrinting CUPS is an open source printing system for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. Prior to version 2.4.15, a client that connects to cupsd but sends slow messages, e.g. only one byte per second, delays cupsd as a whole, such that it becomes…