Description
OpenPrinting CUPS before 2.4.20 contains a NULL pointer dereference in cupsdCheckJobs() when a job marked job-held-on-create refers to a temporary printer that has been automatically deleted. Temporary-printer cleanup can remove the destination without canceling its held jobs, and the scheduler dereferences the NULL result of cupsdFindDest() while checking holding_new_jobs. This terminates cupsd and interrupts all queues managed by that process. In some plausible scenarios, an unprivileged submission can trigger this.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| OpenPrinting | CUPS | < 2.4.20 |
References
- https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/security/advisories/GHSA-qqm8-4q5h-jg55Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Oct 9, 2026
- Last modified
- Oct 20, 2026
- NVD status
- Analyzed