CVE-2025-64524

NameCVE-2025-64524
Descriptioncups-filters contains backends, filters, and other software required to get the cups printing service working on operating systems other than macos. In versions 2.0.1 and prior, a heap-buffer-overflow vulnerability in the rastertopclx filter causes the program to crash with a segmentation fault when processing maliciously crafted input data. This issue can be exploited to trigger memory corruption, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution. This issue has been patched via commit 956283c.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDLA-4380-1

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
cups-filters (PTS)bullseye1.28.7-1+deb11u2vulnerable
bullseye (security)1.28.7-1+deb11u4fixed
bookworm, bookworm (security)1.28.17-3+deb12u1vulnerable
trixie1.28.17-6vulnerable
forky, sid1.28.17-7fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
cups-filterssourcebullseye1.28.7-1+deb11u4DLA-4380-1
cups-filterssource(unstable)1.28.17-7

Notes

[trixie] - cups-filters <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[bookworm] - cups-filters <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/11/20/1
https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups-filters/security/advisories/GHSA-rq44-2q5p-x3hv
Fixed by: https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups-filters/commit/0fe46c511e81062575b05936f804eb18c9f0a011 (master)
Fixed by: https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups-filters/commit/b03866fd2e251a6d822a5e8c807c8d47b4d2dce2 (1.x branch)

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