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CVE-2026-39316 (GCVE-0-2026-39316)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-07 17:00 – Updated: 2026-04-09 15:42
VLAI
Title
CUPS has a use-after-free in `cupsdDeleteTemporaryPrinters` via dangling subscription pointer
Summary
OpenPrinting CUPS is an open source printing system for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. In versions 2.4.16 and prior, a use-after-free vulnerability exists in the CUPS scheduler (cupsd) when temporary printers are automatically deleted. cupsdDeleteTemporaryPrinters() in scheduler/printers.c calls cupsdDeletePrinter() without first expiring subscriptions that reference the printer, leaving cupsd_subscription_t.dest as a dangling pointer to freed heap memory. The dangling pointer is subsequently dereferenced at multiple code sites, causing a crash (denial of service) of the cupsd daemon. With heap grooming, this can be leveraged for code execution.
Severity
4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-04-09 15:41 UTC
CWE
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Vendor Product Version CPE status
OpenPrinting cups Affected: <= 2.4.16
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