Description
cups-browsed in cups-filters before 1.0.53 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging a malformed cups-browsed.conf BrowseAllow directive that is interpreted as granting browse access to all IP addresses.
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-filters | 1.0.53-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | cups-filters | 1.0.53-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | cups-filters | 1.0.53-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | cups-filters | 1.0.52-0ubuntu1.1 | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 7 | cups-filters +2 | 1.0.35-15.el7_0.1 | RHSA-2014:1795 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | cups-filters | 1.8.2-1.11 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10313-1 |
Oracle Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Linux 7 | cups-filters +2 | 1.0.35-15.el7_0.1 | ELSA-2014-1795 |
Advisories 3
- RHSA-2014:1795 Red Hat Security Advisory: cups-filters security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10313-1 cups-filters-1.8.2-1.11 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- ELSA-2014-1795 Moderate: cups-filters security update (Oracle Linux 7) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Nov 3, 2014
References
- RHSA-2014:1795 vendor-advisory
- 68124 vdb-entry
- https://bugs.linuxfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1204
- 62044 third-party-advisory
- [oss-security] 20140425 Re: Re: cups-browsed remote exploit mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20140619 Re: cups-browsed remote exploit mailing-list