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[USN-7878-1] cups-filters vulnerabilities

Posted on 20 November 2025
Ubuntu Security

==========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7878-1
November 20, 2025

cups-filters vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 25.10
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in cups-filters.

Software Description:
- cups-filters: OpenPrinting CUPS Filters

Details:

It was discovered that cups-filters incorrectly handled certain malformed
TIFF image files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause
cups-filters to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly
execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS,
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2025-57812)

It was discovered that cups-filters incorrectly handled certain malformed
PDF document files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause
cups-filters to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly
execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS,
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2025-64503)

It was discovered that cups-filters incorrectly handled certain malformed
CUPS Raster files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause
cups-filters to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly
execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2025-64524)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 25.10
cups-filters 2.0.1-0ubuntu3.25.10.1

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
cups-filters 2.0.0-0ubuntu4.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
cups-filters 1.28.15-0ubuntu1.5
libcupsfilters1 1.28.15-0ubuntu1.5

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
cups-filters 1.27.4-1ubuntu0.4+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libcupsfilters1 1.27.4-1ubuntu0.4+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
cups-filters 1.20.2-0ubuntu3.3+esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libcupsfilters1 1.20.2-0ubuntu3.3+esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
cups-filters 1.8.3-2ubuntu3.5+esm3
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libcupsfilters1 1.8.3-2ubuntu3.5+esm3
Available with Ubuntu Pro

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7878-1
CVE-2025-57812, CVE-2025-64503, CVE-2025-64524

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups-filters/2.0.1-0ubuntu3.25.10.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups-filters/2.0.0-0ubuntu4.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups-filters/1.28.15-0ubuntu1.5

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