Description
CUPS is a standards-based, open-source printing system, and `libcupsfilters` contains the code of the filters of the former `cups-filters` package as library functions to be used for the data format conversion tasks needed in Printer Applications. In CUPS-Filters versions up to and including 1.28.17 and libscupsfilters versions 2.0.0 through 2.1.1, CUPS-Filters's `imagetoraster` filter has an out of bounds read/write vulnerability in the processing of TIFF image files. While the pixel buffer is allocated with the number of pixels times a pre-calculated bytes-per-pixel value, the function which processes these pixels is called with a size of the number of pixels times 3. When suitable inputs are passed, the bytes-per-pixel value can be set to 1 and bytes outside of the buffer bounds get processed. In order to trigger the bug, an attacker must issue a print job with a crafted TIFF file, and pass appropriate print job options to control the bytes-per-pixel value of the output format. They must choose a printer configuration under which the `imagetoraster` filter or its C-function equivalent `cfFilterImageToRaster()` gets invoked. The vulnerability exists in both CUPS-Filters 1.x and the successor library libcupsfilters (CUPS-Filters 2.x). In CUPS-Filters 2.x, the vulnerable function is `_cfImageReadTIFF() in libcupsfilters`. When this function is invoked as part of `cfFilterImageToRaster()`, the caller passes a look-up-table during whose processing the out of bounds memory access happens. In CUPS-Filters 1.x, the equivalent functions are all found in the cups-filters repository, which is not split into subprojects yet, and the vulnerable code is in `_cupsImageReadTIFF()`, which is called through `cupsImageOpen()` from the `imagetoraster` tool. A patch is available in commit b69dfacec7f176281782e2f7ac44f04bf9633cfa.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenPrinting | libcupsfilters | cups-filters <= 1.28.17, libcupsfilters >= 2.0.0, < 2.1.1 | — |
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 | 1.28.17-7 | — |
| Debian 14 | libcupsfilters | 2.1.1-2 | — |
| Debian 13 | cups-filters | 1.28.17-6+deb13u1 | — |
| Debian 13 | libcupsfilters | 2.0.0-3+deb13u1 | — |
| Debian 12 | cups-filters | 1.28.17-3+deb12u2 | — |
| Debian 11 | cups-filters | 1.28.7-1+deb11u4 | DLA-4380-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 25.10 | cups-filters | 2.0.1-0ubuntu3.25.10.1 | USN-7878-1 |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | libcupsfilters | 2.1.1-0ubuntu3.1 | USN-7877-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | cups-filters | 2.0.0-0ubuntu4.1 | USN-7878-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | libcupsfilters | 2.0.0-0ubuntu7.2 | USN-7877-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | cups-filters | 1.28.15-0ubuntu1.5 | USN-7878-1 |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | cups-filters | 1.27.4-1ubuntu0.4+esm1 | USN-7878-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | cups-filters | 1.20.2-0ubuntu3.3+esm2 | USN-7878-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | cups-filters | 1.8.3-2ubuntu3.5+esm3 | USN-7878-1 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Hardened Images 1 | cups +7 | 2.4.17-1.hum1 | RHSA-2026:8814 |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP7 | cups-filters | 1.25.0-150200.3.25.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:4158-1 |
| SLES 15 SP6 | cups-filters | 1.25.0-150200.3.25.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:4158-1 |
| SLES 12 SP5 | cups-filters | 1.0.58-19.35.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:4198-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | cups-filters | 1.25.0-150200.3.25.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:4158-1 |
Amazon Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2023 | cups-filters +2 | 1.28.16-3.amzn2023.0.5 | ALAS2023-2025-1291 |
| Amazon Linux 2 | cups-filters +2 | 1.0.35-26.amzn2.0.2 | ALAS2-2025-3082 |
Advisories 10
- RHSA-2026:8814 Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 14, 2026
- WID-SEC-2026-1730 Xerox FreeFlow Print Server: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen nicht spezifizierten Angriff BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Jul 16, 2026
- USN-7878-1 cups-filters vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Jun 25, 2026
- USN-7877-1 libcupsfilters vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Apr 22, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2025:4198-1 Security update for cups-filters SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2025:4158-1 Security update for cups-filters SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- WID-SEC-2025-2598 CUPS (Filters): Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Dec 8, 2025
- ALAS2023-2025-1291 Moderate: cups-filters security update (Amazon Linux 2023) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Dec 8, 2025
- ALAS2-2025-3082 Moderate: cups-filters security update (Amazon Linux 2) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Dec 8, 2025
- DLA-4380-1 cups-filters - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Nov 25, 2025
References
- https://github.com/OpenPrinting/libcupsfilters/security/advisories/GHSA-jpxg-qc2c-hgv4
- https://github.com/OpenPrinting/libcupsfilters/commit/b69dfacec7f176281782e2f7ac44f04bf9633cfa
- https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups-filters/blob/3c58463e341b12c9d30d7d3807d2bac1bc595a78/cupsfilters/image-tiff.c#L34
- https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups-filters/blob/3c58463e341b12c9d30d7d3807d2bac1bc595a78/filter/imagetoraster.c#L613
- https://github.com/OpenPrinting/libcupsfilters/blob/33421982e10f6a14bc0bab03b80c9cf4660e8d7d/cupsfilters/image-tiff.c#L32