Packages
- cups - Common UNIX Printing System(tm)
Details
It was discovered that CUPS incorrectly handled input from users in the web
configuration settings. An attacker could use this issue to insert
malicious configuration options, causing a denial of service or possibly
executing arbitrary code.
It was discovered that CUPS incorrectly handled input from users in the web
configuration settings. An attacker could use this issue to insert
malicious configuration options, causing a denial of service or possibly
executing arbitrary code.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 25.10 questing | cups – 2.4.12-0ubuntu3.3 | ||
| cups-daemon – 2.4.12-0ubuntu3.3 | |||
| 25.04 plucky | cups – 2.4.12-0ubuntu1.4 | ||
| cups-daemon – 2.4.12-0ubuntu1.4 | |||
| 24.04 LTS noble | cups – 2.4.7-1.2ubuntu7.7 | ||
| cups-daemon – 2.4.7-1.2ubuntu7.7 | |||
| 22.04 LTS jammy | cups – 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.15 | ||
| cups-daemon – 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.15 | |||
| 20.04 LTS focal | cups – 2.3.1-9ubuntu1.9+esm3 | ||
| cups-daemon – 2.3.1-9ubuntu1.9+esm3 | |||
| 18.04 LTS bionic | cups – 2.2.7-1ubuntu2.10+esm9 | ||
| cups-daemon – 2.2.7-1ubuntu2.10+esm9 | |||
| 16.04 LTS xenial | cups – 2.1.3-4ubuntu0.11+esm11 | ||
| cups-daemon – 2.1.3-4ubuntu0.11+esm11 | |||
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