Red Hat Security Advisory: cups security update
A security vulnerability (CVE-2024-47175) in the Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS) libppd component allows remote command injection via attacker-controlled data in a PPD file. This affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 versions prior to 8.10 across multiple architectures. Red Hat has issued a security update to address this low severity issue. The vulnerability involves command injection through maliciously crafted PPD files processed by the libppd library in CUPS. A patch is available and users are advised to update to the fixed package versions provided by Red Hat.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2024-47175 is a remote command injection vulnerability in the libppd component of CUPS, triggered by maliciously crafted PPD files containing attacker-controlled data. This vulnerability affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and 9 distributions. The flaw allows an attacker to inject commands remotely via the PPD file processing mechanism. Red Hat has issued patches for affected versions to remediate this security issue.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands remotely through crafted PPD files processed by CUPS. However, Red Hat rates the security impact as low, indicating limited risk or exploitability in typical environments.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released official security updates for CUPS in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and 9 that fix this vulnerability. Users should apply the provided patches as detailed in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:0083 and RHSA-2024:9470. No additional mitigation steps are required beyond applying these updates.
Red Hat Security Advisory: cups security update
Description
A security vulnerability (CVE-2024-47175) in the Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS) libppd component allows remote command injection via attacker-controlled data in a PPD file. This affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 versions prior to 8.10 across multiple architectures. Red Hat has issued a security update to address this low severity issue. The vulnerability involves command injection through maliciously crafted PPD files processed by the libppd library in CUPS. A patch is available and users are advised to update to the fixed package versions provided by Red Hat.
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-47175 is a remote command injection vulnerability in the libppd component of CUPS, triggered by maliciously crafted PPD files containing attacker-controlled data. This vulnerability affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and 9 distributions. The flaw allows an attacker to inject commands remotely via the PPD file processing mechanism. Red Hat has issued patches for affected versions to remediate this security issue.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands remotely through crafted PPD files processed by CUPS. However, Red Hat rates the security impact as low, indicating limited risk or exploitability in typical environments.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released official security updates for CUPS in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and 9 that fix this vulnerability. Users should apply the provided patches as detailed in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:0083 and RHSA-2024:9470. No additional mitigation steps are required beyond applying these updates.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2025:0083
- Cve Count
- 1
Threat ID: 6a3da1e94853345fc182faf1
Added to database: 06/25/2026, 21:47:21 UTC
Last enriched: 08/06/2026, 23:23:19 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:48 UTC
Views: 43
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