Back Linuxsecurity Ubuntu 25.10: libcupsfilters Critical Vulnerabilities RCE USN-7877
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 25.10 - Ubuntu 25.04 - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in libcupsfilters. Software Description: - libcupsfilters: OpenPrinting libcupsfilters Details: It was discovered that libcupsfilters incorrectly handled certain malformed TIFF image files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause libcupsfilters to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2025-57812) It was discovered that libcupsfilters incorrectly handled certain malformed PDF document files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause libcupsfilters to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2025-64503)
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 25.10 - Ubuntu 25.04 - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in libcupsfilters. Software Description: - libcupsfilters: OpenPrinting libcupsfilters Details: It was discovered that libcupsfilters incorrectly handled certain malformed TIFF image files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause libcupsfilters to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2025-57812) It was discovered that libcupsfilters incorrectly handled certain malformed PDF document files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause libcupsfilters to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2025-64503)
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 25.10 libcupsfilters2t64 2.1.1-0ubuntu3.1 Ubuntu 25.04 libcupsfilters2t64 2.1.1-0ubuntu2.1 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS libcupsfilters2t64 2.0.0-0ubuntu7.2 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 25.10 libcupsfilters2t64 2.1.1-0ubuntu3.1 Ubuntu 25.04 libcupsfilters2t64 2.1.1-0ubuntu2.1 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS libcupsfilters2t64 2.0.0-0ubuntu7.2 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
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