Description
cups-filters contains backends, filters, and other software required to get the cups printing service working on operating systems other than macos. In cups-filters prior to 1.28.18, by crafting a PDF file with a large `MediaBox` value, an attacker can cause CUPS-Filter 1.x’s `pdftoraster` tool to write beyond the bounds of an array. First, a PDF with a large `MediaBox` width value causes `header.cupsWidth` to become large. Next, the calculation of `bytesPerLine = (header.cupsBitsPerPixel * header.cupsWidth + 7) / 8` overflows, resulting in a small value. Then, `lineBuf` is allocated with the small `bytesPerLine` size. Finally, `convertLineChunked` calls `writePixel8`, which attempts to write to `lineBuf` outside of its buffer size (out of bounds write). In libcupsfilters, the maintainers found the same `bytesPerLine` multiplication without overflow check, but the provided test case does not cause an overflow there, because the values are different. Commit 50d94ca0f2fa6177613c97c59791bde568631865 contains a patch, which is incorporated into cups-filters version 1.28.18.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenPrinting | cups-filters | cups-filters < 1.28.18, libcupsfilters >= 2.0.0, < 2.1.2 | — |
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/cups-filters/security/advisories/GHSA-893j-2wr2-wrh9
- https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups-filters/commit/50d94ca0f2fa6177613c97c59791bde568631865
- https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups-filters/blob/aea8d0db017e495b0204433ebdb0e86b4871094c/filter/pdftoraster.cxx#L1620
- https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups-filters/blob/aea8d0db017e495b0204433ebdb0e86b4871094c/filter/pdftoraster.cxx#L1880
- https://github.com/OpenPrinting/libcupsfilters/blob/1dd86d835b27ed149b66aee1a4853d1db8a1f44c/cupsfilters/pdftoraster.cxx#L1790