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: Authentication Bypass in CUPS Authorization Handling (CVE-2025-58060) 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-2025-58060 is an authentication bypass vulnerability in the authorization handling of the Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS) on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. This flaw allows bypassing authentication checks within CUPS, potentially permitting unauthorized actions related to printing services. Red Hat has issued an important security advisory (RHSA-2025:15702) addressing this issue with updated packages for multiple architectures including x86_64, s390x, ppc64le, and aarch64. The advisory confirms the availability of a security update to remediate the vulnerability.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows an attacker to bypass authentication mechanisms in CUPS authorization handling, which could lead to unauthorized access or actions within the printing system on affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 systems. The security impact is rated as important (high) by Red Hat Product Security. There are no known exploits in the wild at the time of the advisory.
Mitigation Recommendations
A security update addressing CVE-2025-58060 is available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. Users should apply this update promptly after ensuring all previously released errata relevant to their system have been applied. Detailed instructions for applying the update are provided by Red Hat in their advisory. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official patch.
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: Authentication Bypass in CUPS Authorization Handling (CVE-2025-58060) 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.
Affected software
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2025-58060 is an authentication bypass vulnerability in the authorization handling of the Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS) on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. This flaw allows bypassing authentication checks within CUPS, potentially permitting unauthorized actions related to printing services. Red Hat has issued an important security advisory (RHSA-2025:15702) addressing this issue with updated packages for multiple architectures including x86_64, s390x, ppc64le, and aarch64. The advisory confirms the availability of a security update to remediate the vulnerability.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows an attacker to bypass authentication mechanisms in CUPS authorization handling, which could lead to unauthorized access or actions within the printing system on affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 systems. The security impact is rated as important (high) by Red Hat Product Security. There are no known exploits in the wild at the time of the advisory.
Mitigation Recommendations
A security update addressing CVE-2025-58060 is available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. Users should apply this update promptly after ensuring all previously released errata relevant to their system have been applied. Detailed instructions for applying the update are provided by Red Hat in their advisory. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official patch.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2025:17164
- Cve Count
- 1
Threat ID: 6a1f4e87e29bf47b5007fee9
Added to database: 06/02/2026, 21:43:35 UTC
Last enriched: 07/07/2026, 13:26:41 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:51 UTC
Views: 93
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