USN-7878-2: cups-filters vulnerabilities
Publication date
24 November 2025
Overview
Several security issues were fixed in cups-filters.
Releases
Packages
- 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 only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS,
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (
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 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
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 25.04 plucky | cups-filters – 2.0.1-0ubuntu3.25.04.1 | ||
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