SB2025091897 - SUSE update for cups

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.

1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-47175)

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Amber

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to ppdCreatePPDFromIPP2 does not sanitize IPP attributes when creating the PPD buffer. A remote attacker can inject attacker-controlled data in the resulting PPD.

2) Improper authentication (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-58060)

CWE-ID: CWE-287 - Improper Authentication

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in the authentication process when the AuthType is set to a value other than "Basic". A remote attacker can send a request with "Authorization: Basic" header, which lead to the application does not check the password and considers the user authenticated. 

3) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-58364)

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error when handling requests. A remote attacker can send specially crafted data to the server and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2025/suse-su-202503261-1/