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CVE-2026-34978

CVE-2026-34978 · OpenPrinting CUPS: Path traversal in RSS notify-recipient-uri enables file write outside CacheDir/rss (and clobbering of job.cache)

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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.

CVSS 6.5 · Medium · EPSS 0.4% · Fix available

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Stack: system

Affected products and versions

  • cups

    Versions
    • <= 2.4.16: Affected

    No fix published

  • cups Debian:12

    Versions
    • 2.4.10-1
    • 2.4.10-2
    • 2.4.10-3
    • 2.4.10-4
    • 2.4.14-1
    • 2.4.15-1
    • 2.4.16-1
    • 2.4.17-1
    • 2.4.18-1
    • 2.4.2-3
    • 2.4.2-3+deb12u1
    • 2.4.2-3+deb12u2
    • 2.4.2-3+deb12u3
    • 2.4.2-3+deb12u4
    • 2.4.2-3+deb12u5
    • 2.4.2-3+deb12u6
    • 2.4.2-3+deb12u7
    • 2.4.2-3+deb12u8
    • 2.4.2-3+deb12u9
    • 2.4.2-4
    • 2.4.2-5
    • 2.4.2-6
    • 2.4.7-1
    • 2.4.7-1.1
    • 2.4.7-1.2
    • 2.4.7-2
    • 2.4.7-3
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)

    No fix published

  • cups Debian:13

    Versions
    • 2.4.10-3
    • 2.4.10-3+deb13u1
    • 2.4.10-3+deb13u2
    • 2.4.10-4
    • 2.4.14-1
    • 2.4.15-1
    • 2.4.16-1
    • 2.4.17-1
    • 2.4.18-1
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)

    No fix published

  • cups Debian:14

    Versions
    • 2.4.10-3
    • 2.4.10-4
    • 2.4.14-1
    • 2.4.15-1
    • 2.4.16-1
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: < 2.4.17-1

    Update to 2.4.17-1

  • cups Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS

    Versions
    • 2.1.0-4ubuntu3
    • 2.1.0-5
    • 2.1.0-6
    • 2.1.0-6ubuntu1
    • 2.1.0-7
    • 2.1.2-1
    • 2.1.2-2
    • 2.1.3-1
    • 2.1.3-1build1
    • 2.1.3-3
    • 2.1.3-4
    • 2.1.3-4ubuntu0.2
    • 2.1.3-4ubuntu0.3
    • 2.1.3-4ubuntu0.4
    • 2.1.3-4ubuntu0.5
    • 2.1.3-4ubuntu0.6
    • 2.1.3-4ubuntu0.7
    • 2.1.3-4ubuntu0.8
    • 2.1.3-4ubuntu0.9
    • 2.1.3-4ubuntu0.10
    • 2.1.3-4ubuntu0.11
    • 2.1.3-4ubuntu0.11+esm1
    • 2.1.3-4ubuntu0.11+esm2
    • 2.1.3-4ubuntu0.11+esm3
    • 2.1.3-4ubuntu0.11+esm4
    • 2.1.3-4ubuntu0.11+esm5
    • 2.1.3-4ubuntu0.11+esm6
    • 2.1.3-4ubuntu0.11+esm7
    • 2.1.3-4ubuntu0.11+esm8
    • 2.1.3-4ubuntu0.11+esm9
    • 2.1.3-4ubuntu0.11+esm11
    • 2.1.3-4ubuntu0.11+esm12
    • 2.1.3-4ubuntu0.11+esm13
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)

    No fix published

  • cups Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS

    Versions
    • 2.2.4-7ubuntu2
    • 2.2.5-2
    • 2.2.6-2
    • 2.2.6-3
    • 2.2.6-4
    • 2.2.6-5
    • 2.2.7-1ubuntu1
    • 2.2.7-1ubuntu2
    • 2.2.7-1ubuntu2.1
    • 2.2.7-1ubuntu2.2
    • 2.2.7-1ubuntu2.3
    • 2.2.7-1ubuntu2.4
    • 2.2.7-1ubuntu2.5
    • 2.2.7-1ubuntu2.6
    • 2.2.7-1ubuntu2.7
    • 2.2.7-1ubuntu2.8
    • 2.2.7-1ubuntu2.9
    • 2.2.7-1ubuntu2.10
    • 2.2.7-1ubuntu2.10+esm1
    • 2.2.7-1ubuntu2.10+esm2
    • 2.2.7-1ubuntu2.10+esm3
    • 2.2.7-1ubuntu2.10+esm4
    • 2.2.7-1ubuntu2.10+esm5
    • 2.2.7-1ubuntu2.10+esm6
    • 2.2.7-1ubuntu2.10+esm7
    • 2.2.7-1ubuntu2.10+esm9
    • 2.2.7-1ubuntu2.10+esm10
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)

    No fix published

  • cups Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS

    Versions
    • 2.2.12-2ubuntu1
    • 2.3.0-6
    • 2.3.0-7
    • 2.3.0-7ubuntu1
    • 2.3.1-1ubuntu1
    • 2.3.1-2
    • 2.3.1-4
    • 2.3.1-7
    • 2.3.1-9ubuntu1
    • 2.3.1-9ubuntu1.1
    • 2.3.1-9ubuntu1.2
    • 2.3.1-9ubuntu1.3
    • 2.3.1-9ubuntu1.4
    • 2.3.1-9ubuntu1.5
    • 2.3.1-9ubuntu1.6
    • 2.3.1-9ubuntu1.7
    • 2.3.1-9ubuntu1.8
    • 2.3.1-9ubuntu1.9
    • 2.3.1-9ubuntu1.9+esm1
    • 2.3.1-9ubuntu1.9+esm3
    • 2.3.1-9ubuntu1.9+esm4
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)

    No fix published

  • cups Ubuntu:22.04:LTS

    Versions
    • 2.3.3op2-7ubuntu2
    • 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu1
    • 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu2
    • 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu3
    • 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4
    • 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.1
    • 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.2
    • 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.4
    • 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.6
    • 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.7
    • 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.8
    • 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.9
    • 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.10
    • 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.11
    • 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.12
    • 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.15
    • 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.16
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: < 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.20

    Update to 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.20

  • cups Ubuntu:24.04:LTS

    Versions
    • 2.4.6-0ubuntu3
    • 2.4.7-1.2ubuntu2
    • 2.4.7-1.2ubuntu3
    • 2.4.7-1.2ubuntu7
    • 2.4.7-1.2ubuntu7.1
    • 2.4.7-1.2ubuntu7.2
    • 2.4.7-1.2ubuntu7.3
    • 2.4.7-1.2ubuntu7.4
    • 2.4.7-1.2ubuntu7.7
    • 2.4.7-1.2ubuntu7.9
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: < 2.4.7-1.2ubuntu7.13

    Update to 2.4.7-1.2ubuntu7.13

  • cups Ubuntu:25.10

    Versions
    • 2.4.12-0ubuntu1
    • 2.4.12-0ubuntu2
    • 2.4.12-0ubuntu3
    • 2.4.12-0ubuntu3.3
    • 2.4.12-0ubuntu3.5
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: < 2.4.12-0ubuntu3.9

    Update to 2.4.12-0ubuntu3.9

  • cups Ubuntu:26.04:LTS

    Versions
    • 2.4.12-0ubuntu3
    • 2.4.12-0ubuntu5
    • 2.4.16-1ubuntu1
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: < 2.4.16-1ubuntu1.2

    Update to 2.4.16-1ubuntu1.2

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