Description
The OPVPWrapper::loadDriver function in oprs/OPVPWrapper.cxx in the pdftoopvp filter in CUPS and cups-filters before 1.0.47 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse driver in the same directory as the PDF file.
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.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | cups | 1.5.0-16 | — |
| Debian 14 | cups-filters | 1.0.47-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | cups | 1.5.0-16 | — |
| Debian 13 | cups-filters | 1.0.47-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | cups | 1.5.0-16 | — |
| Debian 12 | cups-filters | 1.0.47-1 | — |
| Debian 7 | cups-filters | 1.0.18-2.1+deb7u1 | DSA-2875-1 |
| Debian 6.0 | cups | 1.4.4-7+squeeze4 | DSA-2876-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | cups-filters | 1.8.2-1.11 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10313-1 |
Advisories 3
- DSA-2875-1 cups-filters - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DSA-2876-1 cups - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10313-1 cups-filters-1.8.2-1.11 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- USN-2144-1 vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1027551
- DSA-2876 vendor-advisory
- http://bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/cups-filters/revision/7176
- USN-2143-1 vendor-advisory
- DSA-2875 vendor-advisory