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Ubuntu 25.04: cups-filters Important Denial of Service Vuln USN-7878-2

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Calendar Grey November 24, 2025
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Critical updates for cups-filters in Ubuntu 25.04 resolve multiple vulnerabilities, enhancing system security and stability.
Several security issues were fixed in cups-filters.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 25.04 Summary: Several security issues were fixed in cups-filters. Software Description: - cups-filters: OpenPrinting CUPS Filters Details: USN-7878-1 fixed vulnerabilities in cups-filters, This update provides the corresponding update for CVE-2025-64524 for Ubuntu 25.04. Original advisory 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 o...

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Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 25.04 cups-filters 2.0.1-0ubuntu3.25.04.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7878-2

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7878-1

CVE-2025-64524

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7878-2

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups-filters/2.0.1-0ubuntu3.25.04.1

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