CVE-2026-64611
Libcupsfilters: cups-filters: libcupsfilters: cpu exhaustion via infinite loop in cfieee1284normalizemakemodel()
A flaw was found in libcupsfilters. The cfIEEE1284NormalizeMakeModel() function enters an infinite loop when processing a printer-advertised IEEE-1284 device ID with an empty model field, causing sustained CPU consumption. A network-adjacent attacker could exploit this by broadcasting a specially crafted printer advertisement, leading to denial of service.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
7.5
Libcupsfilters: cups-filters: libcupsfilters: cpu exhaustion via infinite loop in cfieee1284normalizemakemodel()
A flaw was found in libcupsfilters. The cfIEEE1284NormalizeMakeModel() function enters an infinite loop when processing a printer-advertised IEEE-1284 device ID with an empty model field, causing sustained CPU consumption. A network-adjacent attacker could exploit this by broadcasting a specially crafted printer advertisement, leading to denial of service.
- Record
CVE-2026-64611- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-835
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
EUVDEUVD-2026-47973
7.5
A flaw was found in libcupsfilters. The cfIEEE1284NormalizeMakeModel() function enters an infinite loop when processing a printer-advertised IEEE-1284 device ID with an empty model field, causing sustained CPU consumption. A network-adjacent attacker could exploit this by broadcasting a specially crafted printer advertisement, leading to denial of service.
- Record
EUVD-2026-47973- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-05
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m7r8-8qc5-j4jf
7.5
A flaw was found in libcupsfilters. The cfIEEE1284NormalizeMakeModel() function enters an...
A flaw was found in libcupsfilters. The cfIEEE1284NormalizeMakeModel() function enters an infinite loop when processing a printer-advertised IEEE-1284 device ID with an empty model field, causing sustained CPU consumption. A network-adjacent attacker could exploit this by broadcasting a specially crafted printer advertisement, leading to denial of service.
- Record
GHSA-m7r8-8qc5-j4jf- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-835
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
7.5
A flaw was found in libcupsfilters. The cfIEEE1284NormalizeMakeModel() function enters an infinite loop when processing a printer-advertised IEEE-1284 device ID with an empty model field, causing sustained CPU consumption. A network-adjacent attacker could exploit this by broadcasting a specially crafted printer advertisement, leading to denial of service.
- Record
CVE-2026-64611- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-835
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-64611
7.5
A flaw was found in libcupsfilters. The cfIEEE1284NormalizeMakeModel() function enters an infinite loop when processing a printer-advertised IEEE-1284 device ID with an empty model field, causing sustained CPU consumption. A network-adjacent attacker could exploit this by broadcasting a specially crafted printer advertisement, leading to denial of service.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-64611- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2026:56965
7.5
Red Hat Security Advisory: libcupsfilters security update
- Record
RHSA-2026:56965- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVRLSA-2026:56965
7.5
Moderate: libcupsfilters security update
Libcupsfilters provides a library, which implements common functions used in cups-browsed daemon and printing filters, and additional files as banner templates and character sets. The filters are used in CUPS daemon and in printer applications.
Security Fix(es):
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libcupsfilters: cups-filters: libcupsfilters: CPU exhaustion via infinite loop in cfIEEE1284NormalizeMakeModel() (CVE-2026-64611)
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libcupsfilters: cups-filters: libcupsfilters: CUPS image filter process abort via malformed PNG (CVE-2026-64612)
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.
- Record
RLSA-2026:56965- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64611
7.5
A flaw was found in libcupsfilters. The cfIEEE1284NormalizeMakeModel() function enters an infinite loop when processing a printer-advertised IEEE-1284 device ID with an empty model field, causing sustained CPU consumption. A network-adjacent attacker could exploit this by broadcasting a specially crafted printer advertisement, leading to denial of service.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64611- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVALSA-2026:56965 No score
Moderate: libcupsfilters security update
Libcupsfilters provides a library, which implements common functions used in cups-browsed daemon and printing filters, and additional files as banner templates and character sets. The filters are used in CUPS daemon and in printer applications.
Security Fix(es):
- libcupsfilters: cups-filters: libcupsfilters: CPU exhaustion via infinite loop in cfIEEE1284NormalizeMakeModel() (CVE-2026-64611)
- libcupsfilters: cups-filters: libcupsfilters: CUPS image filter process abort via malformed PNG (CVE-2026-64612)
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.
- Record
ALSA-2026:56965- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2026-0407 No score
Updated libcupsfilters & cups-filters packages fix security vulnerabilities
cpu exhaustion via infinite loop in cfieee1284normalizemakemodel(). (CVE-2026-64611) cups image filter process abort via malformed png. (CVE-2026-64612)
- Record
MGASA-2026-0407- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2026:11681-1 No score
cups-filters-1.28.17-9.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the cups-filters-1.28.17-9.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2026:11681-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2026:11687-1 No score
libcupsfilters-2.1.1-2.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the libcupsfilters-2.1.1-2.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2026:11687-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2026:21818-1 No score
Security update for libcupsfilters
This update for libcupsfilters fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2026-64611: infinite-loop CPU-exhaustion DoS in cfIEEE1284NormalizeMakeModel on empty MDL field (bsc#1273145).
- CVE-2026-64612: malformed PNG aborts CUPS image filter process (bsc#1273146).
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2026:21818-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2026:21850-1 No score
Security update for cups-filters
This update for cups-filters fixes the following issues:
Changes in cups-filters:
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CVE-2026-64611: Fixed Infinite-loop CPU-exhaustion DoS in cfIEEE1284NormalizeMakeModel on empty MDL field. A user who controls an IEEE-1284 device ID consumed by
cfIEEE1284GetMakeModelcan drivecfIEEE1284NormalizeMakeModelinto an infinite loop. (bsc#1273145,GHSA-rcq7-rv5g-j3r4) -
CVE-2026-64612: Fixed Malformed PNG aborts CUPS image filter process (missing libpng setjmp recovery) A authenticated client that can submit an image print job can abort the CUPS filter process by supplying a malformed PNG. (bsc#1273146,GHSA-7mxj-cfq5-84ch)
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Provide cups-browsed as separated cups-filters-cups-browsed sub-package so users can uninstall this sub-package to completely avoid the generic security risk of cups-browsed. cups-browsed auto-creates local print queues for printers which are announced via DNS-SD. It is a generic security risk when a service (cups-browsed.service) accepts any (possibly malicious) incoming information from any host in the local network (i.e. any DNS-SD announcements) and from that information it auto-creates print queue configurations for CUPS (where its server program cupsd runs as root). For more information see the openSUSE support database article https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:CUPS_and_SANE_Firewall_settings
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Fixed a regression "Error about PPD file during 'driverless' printer setup" (boo#1256868) and "ppd pull out from [driverless] printer feature broken" (bsc#1256977)
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unbreak qpdf [bsc#1253678]
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CVE-2024-47176: Fixed cups-browsed binds to UDP INADDR_ANY:631 (bsc#1230939) and to avoid CVE-2024-47850 "cups-browsed can be abused to initiate remote DDoS against third-party targets" (bsc#1231294) by removing legacy CUPS Browsing support in cups-browsed (introduced 2012) which is no longer needed nowadays. CUPS browsing was removed from CUPS since version 1.6. Legacy CUPS Browsing is a generic security risk, see the section "Automated print queue setup via cups-browsed" in https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:CUPS_and_SANE_Firewall_settings
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CVE-2024-47076: Fixed lack of input sanitization in cfGetPrinterAttributes5 (bsc#1230937)
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CVE-2024-47175: Fixed lack of input sanitization in _ppdCreateFromIPP() (bsc#1230932)
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In general regarding CUPS and cups-browsed security issues see https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:CUPS_and_SANE_Firewall_settings
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2026:21850-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2026:23695-1 No score
Security update for libcupsfilters
This update for libcupsfilters fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2026-64611: infinite-loop CPU-exhaustion DoS in cfIEEE1284NormalizeMakeModel on empty MDL field (bsc#1273145).
- CVE-2026-64612: malformed PNG aborts CUPS image filter process (bsc#1273146).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2026:23695-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2026:23715-1 No score
Security update for libcupsfilters
This update for libcupsfilters fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2026-64611: infinite-loop CPU-exhaustion DoS in cfIEEE1284NormalizeMakeModel on empty MDL field (bsc#1273145).
- CVE-2026-64612: malformed PNG aborts CUPS image filter process (bsc#1273146).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2026:23715-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2026:3918-1 No score
Security update for cups-filters
This update for cups-filters fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2026-64611: user who controls an IEEE-1284 device ID consumed by
cfIEEE1284GetMakeModelcan drivecfIEEE1284NormalizeMakeModelinto an infinite loop (bsc#1273145). - CVE-2026-64612: authenticated client that can submit an image print job can abort the CUPS filter process by supplying a malformed PNG (bsc#1273146).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2026:3918-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2026:3935-1 No score
Security update for cups-filters
This update for cups-filters fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2026-64611: user who controls an IEEE-1284 device ID consumed by
cfIEEE1284GetMakeModelcan drivecfIEEE1284NormalizeMakeModelinto an infinite loop (bsc#1273145). - CVE-2026-64612: authenticated client that can submit an image print job can abort the CUPS filter process by supplying a malformed PNG (bsc#1273146).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2026:3935-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
libcupsfiltersAlmaLinux:10 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 1:2.0.0-13.el10_2 | 1:2.0.0-13.el10_2 |
libcupsfiltersDebian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.0.0-32.0.0-3+deb13u12.1.1-12.1.1-2 |
None known |
libcupsfiltersDebian:14 |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.0.0-32.1.1-12.1.1-2 |
None known |
libcupsfiltersMageia:10 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 2.1.1-5.1.mga10 | 2.1.1-5.1.mga10 |
cups-filtersMageia:9 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 1.28.16-6.4.mga9 | 1.28.16-6.4.mga9 |
libcupsfiltersRed Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 1:2.0.0-13.el10_2 | 1:2.0.0-13.el10_2 |
libcupsfiltersRocky Linux:10 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 1:2.0.0-13.el10_2 | 1:2.0.0-13.el10_2 |
libcupsfiltersSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 2.1.1-160000.3.1 | 2.1.1-160000.3.1 |
libcupsfiltersSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 2.1.1-160000.3.1 | 2.1.1-160000.3.1 |
cups-filtersSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 1.0.58-19.38.1 | 1.0.58-19.38.1 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
cups-filtersSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 1.25.0-150200.3.31.1 | 1.25.0-150200.3.31.1 |
cups-filtersUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.0.76-11.1.0-11.1.0-1build11.3.0-11.4.0-1 Show 17 moreShow less1.5.0-11.6.0-11.7.0-11.8.1-11.8.2-11.8.2-21.8.2-2ubuntu21.8.2-2ubuntu31.8.3-2ubuntu11.8.3-2ubuntu21.8.3-2ubuntu31.8.3-2ubuntu3.11.8.3-2ubuntu3.41.8.3-2ubuntu3.51.8.3-2ubuntu3.5+esm11.8.3-2ubuntu3.5+esm21.8.3-2ubuntu3.5+esm3 |
None known |
cups-filtersUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.17.9-0ubuntu11.17.9-11.20.0-21.20.1-11.20.1-1build1 Show 7 moreShow less1.20.2-0ubuntu11.20.2-0ubuntu21.20.2-0ubuntu31.20.2-0ubuntu3.11.20.2-0ubuntu3.31.20.2-0ubuntu3.3+esm11.20.2-0ubuntu3.3+esm2 |
None known |
cups-filtersUbuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.25.11-0ubuntu11.25.11-11.25.12-11.25.13-11.26.0-1 Show 14 moreShow less1.26.1-11.26.2-11.27.0-11.27.0-21.27.1-11.27.1-21.27.1-31.27.2-11.27.3-11.27.4-11.27.4-1ubuntu0.21.27.4-1ubuntu0.31.27.4-1ubuntu0.41.27.4-1ubuntu0.4+esm1 |
None known |
cups-filtersUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.28.10-21.28.11-11.28.11-21.28.12-11.28.13-0ubuntu1 Show 6 moreShow less1.28.14-11.28.15-0ubuntu11.28.15-0ubuntu1.21.28.15-0ubuntu1.31.28.15-0ubuntu1.41.28.15-0ubuntu1.5 |
None known |
cups-filtersUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.0.0-0ubuntu12.0.0-0ubuntu32.0.0-0ubuntu42.0.0-0ubuntu4.1 |
None known |
libcupsfiltersUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.0.0-0ubuntu12.0.0-0ubuntu62.0.0-0ubuntu72.0.0-0ubuntu7.12.0.0-0ubuntu7.2 |
None known |
cups-filtersUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.0.1-0ubuntu42.0.1-0ubuntu5 |
None known |
libcupsfiltersUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.1.1-0ubuntu5 |
None known |
cups-filtersUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.0.1-0ubuntu32.0.1-0ubuntu42.0.1-0ubuntu4.1 |
None known |
libcupsfiltersUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.1.1-0ubuntu32.1.1-0ubuntu42.1.1-0ubuntu5 |
None known |
cups-filtersopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 1.28.17-9.1 | 1.28.17-9.1 |
libcupsfiltersopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 2.1.1-2.1 | 2.1.1-2.1 |
libcupsfiltersopenSUSE:Leap 16.0 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 2.1.1-160000.3.1 | 2.1.1-160000.3.1 |
cups-filtersopenSUSE:Leap 16.0 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 1.28.17-bp160.2.1 | 1.28.17-bp160.2.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | CVE List, NVD | |
| facts | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-64611 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, published July 23, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.63%, the 50th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:56965
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-64611
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2502799
github.com/OpenPrinting/libcupsfilters/security/advisories/GHSA-rcq7-rv5g-j3r4
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-64611
github.com/advisories/GHSA-m7r8-8qc5-j4jf
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access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-64612
bugzilla.redhat.com/2502799
bugzilla.redhat.com/2502801
errata.almalinux.org/10/ALSA-2026-56965.html
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-64611
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2026-0407.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=36182
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2502801
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2026/rhsa-2026_56965.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-64611
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-64612
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-64612
github.com/OpenPrinting/libcupsfilters/security/advisories/GHSA-7mxj-cfq5-84ch
errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2026:56965
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2026/suse-su-202623695-1
bugzilla.suse.com/1273145
bugzilla.suse.com/1273146
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-64611
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-64612
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2026/suse-su-202623715-1
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2026/suse-su-20263918-1
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2026/suse-su-20263935-1
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-64611
bugzilla.suse.com/1230932
bugzilla.suse.com/1230937
bugzilla.suse.com/1230939
bugzilla.suse.com/1231294
bugzilla.suse.com/1253678
bugzilla.suse.com/1256868
bugzilla.suse.com/1256977
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-47076
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-47175
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-47176
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-47850