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[slackware-security] cups (SSA:2025-331-01)

Posted on 28 November 2025
Slackware Security

[slackware-security] cups (SSA:2025-331-01)

New cups packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to
fix security issues.


Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog:
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patches/packages/cups-2.4.15-i586-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded.
This update fixes bugs and the following security issues:
Fix various cupsd issues which cause local DoS.
Fix unresponsive cupsd process caused by slow client.
For more information, see:
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-61915
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-58436
(* Security fix *)
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Where to find the new packages:
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Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab
(http://osuosl.org) for donating FTP and rsync hosting
to the Slackware project! :-)

Also see the "Get Slack" section on http://slackware.com for
additional mirror sites near you.

Updated package for Slackware 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-15.0/patches/packages/cups-2.4.15-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-15.0/patches/packages/cups-2.4.15-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/ap/cups-2.4.15-i686-1.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/ap/cups-2.4.15-x86_64-1.txz


MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 15.0 package:
4d5dcdbc62005698688d112c8425364b cups-2.4.15-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

Slackware x86_64 15.0 package:
14cd643784e0de6fbc2c0d159abff0ab cups-2.4.15-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz

Slackware -current package:
91a79b3189b6fb469113fff1b206e2db ap/cups-2.4.15-i686-1.txz

Slackware x86_64 -current package:
43c5b5477dc5ba3d4555c8eef81d5665 ap/cups-2.4.15-x86_64-1.txz


Installation instructions:
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Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg cups-2.4.15-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

Then, restart the cups server:
# sh /etc/rc.d/rc.cups restart


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Slackware Linux Security Team
http://slackware.com/gpg-key
security@slackware.com

 

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