Medium severity5.3NVD Advisory· Published Apr 3, 2026· Updated Apr 16, 2026
CVE-2026-34979
CVE-2026-34979
Description
OpenPrinting CUPS is an open source printing system for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. In versions 2.4.16 and prior, there is a heap-based buffer overflow in the CUPS scheduler when building filter option strings from job attribute. At time of publication, there are no publicly available patches.
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Affected products
3cpe:2.3:a:openprinting:cups:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:openprinting:cups:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.4.16
- (no CPE)range: <= 2.4.16
Patches
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References
1- github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/security/advisories/GHSA-6qxf-7jx6-86fhnvdVendor AdvisoryExploit
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