OpenPrinting CUPS is an open source printing system for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. Prior to 2.4.17, a network-adjacent attacker can send a crafted SNMP response to the CUPS SNMP backend that causes an out-of-bounds read of up to 176 bytes past a stack buffer. The leaked memory is converted from UTF-16 to UTF-8 and stored as printer supply description strings, which are subsequently visible to authenticated users via IPP Get-Printer-Attributes responses and the CUPS web interface. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.4.17.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/commit/b7c2525a885f528d243c3a92197ca99609b3f080 | Patch |
| https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/commit/d7fe0f521ff3b24676511e747b058362b9a20737 | Patch |
| https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/security/advisories/GHSA-6wpw-g8g6-wvrv | Exploit Mitigation Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/security/advisories/GHSA-6wpw-g8g6-wvrv | Exploit Mitigation Patch Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
History
27 Apr 2026, 13:40
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| References | () https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/commit/b7c2525a885f528d243c3a92197ca99609b3f080 - Patch | |
| References | () https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/commit/d7fe0f521ff3b24676511e747b058362b9a20737 - Patch | |
| References | () https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/security/advisories/GHSA-6wpw-g8g6-wvrv - Exploit, Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory | |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:openprinting:cups:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| First Time |
Openprinting cups
Openprinting |
25 Apr 2026, 03:16
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| References | () https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/security/advisories/GHSA-6wpw-g8g6-wvrv - |
24 Apr 2026, 17:16
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-04-24 17:16
Updated : 2026-04-27 13:40
NVD link : CVE-2026-41079
Mitre link : CVE-2026-41079
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-41079
JSON object : View
Products Affected
openprinting
- cups
