Description
Not a vulnerability. Creating a serial queue that overwrites cups-files.conf requires membership in SystemGroups (lpadmin), which is an opt-in cupsd admin role granted by a superuser. No privilege boundary is crossed.
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.
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP7 | cups-filters | 1.25.0-150200.3.34.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4803-1 |
| SLES 15 SP6 | cups-filters | 1.25.0-150200.3.34.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4803-1 |
| SLES 15 SP5 | cups-filters | 1.25.0-150200.3.34.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4803-1 |
| SLES 15 SP4 | cups-filters | 1.25.0-150200.3.34.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4803-1 |
| SLES 12 SP5 | cups-filters | 1.0.58-19.41.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4648-1 |
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| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 15 SP6 | cups-filters | 1.25.0-150200.3.34.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4803-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP5 | cups-filters | 1.25.0-150200.3.34.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4803-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP4 | cups-filters | 1.25.0-150200.3.34.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4803-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP5 | cups-filters | 1.25.0-150200.3.34.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4803-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP4 | cups-filters | 1.25.0-150200.3.34.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4803-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | cups-filters | 1.28.17-10.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:12092-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | cups-filters | 1.28.17-bp160.3.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:22120-1 |
Advisories 5
- WID-SEC-2026-3497 CUPS: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Privilegieneskalation BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Oct 22, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:4803-1 Security update for cups-filters SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Oct 21, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:22120-1 Security update for cups-filters SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Oct 19, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:4648-1 Security update for cups-filters SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Oct 14, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:12092-1 cups-filters-1.28.17-10.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Oct 10, 2026