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High USN-6128-1 1 CVE

cups vulnerability

Published Jun 1, 2023 · Updated Apr 22, 2026

Summary

It was discovered that CUPS incorrectly handled logging. A remote attacker
could use this issue to cause CUPS to crash, resulting in a denial of
service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Fixed packages 3

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS cups 2.2.7-1ubuntu2.10
Ubuntu · 20.04 LTS 20.04:LTS cups 2.3.1-9ubuntu1.3
Ubuntu · 22.04 LTS 22.04:LTS cups 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.2

Vulnerabilities 1

  • High 7.5

    OpenPrinting CUPS vulnerable to heap buffer overflow

    OpenPrinting CUPS is an open source printing system. In versions 2.4.2 and prior, a heap buffer overflow vulnerability would allow a remote attacker to launch a denial of service (DoS) attack. A buffer overflow vulnerability in the function `format_log_line` …

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-32324