CVE-2026-107655 (GCVE-0-2026-107655)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-09 08:55 – Updated: 2026-10-09 09:23
VLAI
Title
Cups: null pointer dereference via embedded job ticket comments allows remote denial of service
Summary
A flaw was found in CUPS. When processing embedded job ticket comments within documents, the service improperly handles specific IPP attributes, causing an unhandled null pointer dereference. An unauthenticated attacker permitted to submit jobs to a shared printer queue can send a crafted Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) request to crash the print daemon, resulting in a temporary Denial of Service (DoS) for all printing services.
Severity
4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CWE
  • CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
Assigner
redhat CNA under the redhat root
CNA scorecard B 81/100 over 973 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Red Hat Red Hat Hardened Images     cpe:/a:redhat:hummingbird:1
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Date Public
2026-10-09 07:04
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