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Unscored USN-5454-1 3 CVEs

cups vulnerabilities

Published May 31, 2022 · Updated Apr 22, 2026

Summary

Joshua Mason discovered that CUPS incorrectly handled the secret key used
to access the administrative web interface. A remote attacker could
possibly use this issue to open a session as an administrator and execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-26691)

It was discovered that CUPS incorrectly handled certain memory operations
when handling IPP printing. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue
to cause CUPS to crash, leading to a denial of service, or obtain sensitive
information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04
LTS. (CVE-2019-8842, CVE-2020-10001)

Fixed packages 3

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS cups 2.2.7-1ubuntu2.9
Ubuntu · 20.04 LTS 20.04:LTS cups 2.3.1-9ubuntu1.2
Ubuntu · 22.04 LTS 22.04:LTS cups 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.1

Vulnerabilities 3

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-8842
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-10001
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-26691