Description
Memory leak in CUPS before 1.1.22, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and daemon crash) via a large number of requests to add and remove shared printers.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 4 | cups +2 | 1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.el4_6.5 | RHSA-2008:0161 |
| RHEL 3 | cups +2 | 1:1.1.17-13.3.51 | RHSA-2008:0153 |
Advisories 2
- RHSA-2008:0161 Red Hat Security Advisory: cups security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- RHSA-2008:0153 Red Hat Security Advisory: cups security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
References
- 29251 third-party-advisory
- 29189 third-party-advisory
- SUSE-SA:2008:012 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2008:0153 vendor-advisory
- ADV-2008-0924 vdb-entry
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0091
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0091
- 29420 third-party-advisory
- APPLE-SA-2008-03-18 vendor-advisory
- MDVSA-2008:050 vendor-advisory
- 27988 vdb-entry
- 20080229 rPSA-2008-0091-1 cups mailing-list
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10857 vdb-entry signature
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-084.htm
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
- 29087 third-party-advisory
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-098.htm
- cups-ippbrowse-memoryleak-dos(40842) vdb-entry
- RHSA-2008:0161 vendor-advisory
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2283
- 1019497 vdb-entry