Red Hat Security Advisory: cups security update
Affects Red Hat cupsSource GCVE Database
Mentioned vulnerabilities
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.0 High : upgrade Red Hat cups to 9.9.0 soon.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 09:15 UTC
- EPSS
- 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 62% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 9.9.0
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 11 Sep 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade Red Hat cups to 9.9.0.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Product Security Red Hat | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
A security update is available in CUPS version 2.4.16 that addresses these vulnerabilities. Red Hat has released updated packages for affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 versions. Users should apply these official patches promptly. Before applying this update, ensure all previously released errata relevant to the system have been applied. Refer to the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:15700 and the linked documentation for detailed update instructions.
Description
Multiple critical security vulnerabilities were fixed in CUPS version 2.4.16, including local denial-of-service, slow client communication causing potential DoS, unsafe deserialization leading to null pointer dereference, and an authentication bypass via AuthType Negotiate. These issues affect various SUSE and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 versions. The update addresses these critical flaws and other bugs. Red Hat has issued an important security advisory with updated packages to remediate these vulnerabilities.
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:15700 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/ (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2392595 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2393078 (opens in a new tab)
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2025/rhsa-2025_15700.json (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/support/security/rating/ (opens in a new tab)
- ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/opensuse-su-2026_20172-1.json (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.suse.com/1244057 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.suse.com/1249049 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.suse.com/1249128 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.suse.com/1253783 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.suse.com/1254353 (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-58060/ (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-58364/ (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-58436/ (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-61915/ (opens in a new tab)
- ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/suse-su-2026_20229-1.json (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/support/update/announcement/2026/suse-su-202620229-1/ (opens in a new tab)
- lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2026-February/024062.html (opens in a new tab)