Description
OpenPrinting CUPS is an open source printing system for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. In versions 2.4.16 and prior, the RSS notifier allows .. path traversal in notify-recipient-uri (e.g., rss:///../job.cache), letting a remote IPP client write RSS XML bytes outside CacheDir/rss (anywhere that is lp-writable). In particular, because CacheDir is group-writable by default (typically root:lp and mode 0770), the notifier (running as lp) can replace root-managed state files via temp-file + rename(). This PoC clobbers CacheDir/job.cache with RSS XML, and after restarting cupsd the scheduler fails to parse the job cache and previously queued jobs disappear. At time of publication, there are no publicly available patches.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenPrinting | cups | <= 2.4.16 | — |
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 | 2.4.17-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | cups | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | cups | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | cups | 2.4.16-1ubuntu1.2 | USN-8405-1 |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | cups | 2.4.12-0ubuntu3.9 | USN-8405-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | cups | 2.4.7-1.2ubuntu7.13 | USN-8405-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | cups | 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.20 | USN-8405-1 |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | cups | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | cups | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | cups | No fix yet | — |
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 | 2.2.7-150000.3.93.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:2732-1 |
| SLES 12 SP5 | cups | 1.7.5-20.67.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:2718-1 |
Show 4 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLE Micro 5.5 | cups | 2.2.7-150000.3.93.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:2732-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.4 | cups | 2.2.7-150000.3.93.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:2732-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.3 | cups | 2.2.7-150000.3.93.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:2732-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.2 | cups | 2.2.7-150000.3.93.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:2732-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | cups | 2.4.17-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:10589-1 |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | cups | 2.4.18-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.23 | cups | 2.4.18-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.22 | cups | 2.4.18-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.21 | cups | 2.4.18-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.20 | cups | 2.4.18-r0 | — |
Amazon Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2023 | cups +7 | 1:2.4.16-1.amzn2023.0.3 | ALAS2023-2026-1635 |
| Amazon Linux 2 | cups +6 | 1:1.6.3-51.amzn2.0.9 | ALAS2-2026-3279 |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 3 | cups | 2.4.17-1 | — |
Advisories 8
- 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-2026-0947 CUPS: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Sep 3, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:2732-1 Security update for cups SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jul 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:2718-1 Security update for cups SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jul 2, 2026
- USN-8405-1 cups vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Jun 8, 2026
- ALAS2023-2026-1635 Important: cups security update (Amazon Linux 2023) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Apr 30, 2026
- ALAS2-2026-3279 Important: cups security update (Amazon Linux 2) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Apr 29, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:10589-1 cups-2.4.17-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Apr 22, 2026