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Unscored USN-5454-2 3 CVEs

cups vulnerabilities

Published May 31, 2022 · Updated Jun 25, 2026

Summary

USN-5454-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in CUPS. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

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 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · Pro 16.04 LTS Pro:16.04:LTS cups 2.1.3-4ubuntu0.11+esm1

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