Red Hat Security Advisory: cups security update
The Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS) provides a portable printing layer for Linux, UNIX, and similar operating systems. Security Fix(es): * cups: Null Pointer Dereference in CUPS ipp_read_io() Leading to Remote DoS (CVE-2025-58364) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2025-58364 is a vulnerability in CUPS where a null pointer dereference occurs in the ipp_read_io() function. This can be triggered remotely, causing a denial of service by crashing the service. Red Hat has released an update for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 to fix this issue. The advisory references Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2025:22063 and provides updated packages for multiple architectures. The vulnerability is categorized under CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference).
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability results in a remote denial of service condition, causing the CUPS service to crash. This disrupts printing services on affected systems but does not indicate code execution or data compromise based on the provided information.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released an official security update to fix this vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. Users should apply the update as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:22063 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
Red Hat Security Advisory: cups security update
Description
The Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS) provides a portable printing layer for Linux, UNIX, and similar operating systems. Security Fix(es): * cups: Null Pointer Dereference in CUPS ipp_read_io() Leading to Remote DoS (CVE-2025-58364) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2025-58364 is a vulnerability in CUPS where a null pointer dereference occurs in the ipp_read_io() function. This can be triggered remotely, causing a denial of service by crashing the service. Red Hat has released an update for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 to fix this issue. The advisory references Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2025:22063 and provides updated packages for multiple architectures. The vulnerability is categorized under CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference).
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability results in a remote denial of service condition, causing the CUPS service to crash. This disrupts printing services on affected systems but does not indicate code execution or data compromise based on the provided information.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released an official security update to fix this vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. Users should apply the update as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:22063 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2025:22063
- Cve Count
- 1
- Additional Cves
- []
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a3da1db4853345fc1829189
Added to database: 06/25/2026, 21:47:07 UTC
Last enriched: 06/25/2026, 22:20:23 UTC
Last updated: 07/02/2026, 08:51:17 UTC
Views: 5
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