Findings

CVE-2026-34979

OpenPrinting CUPS is an open source printing system for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems.

Published Apr 3, 2026 · updated Jul 24, 2026 · openprinting cups

OpenPrinting CUPS is an open source printing system for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. In versions 2.4.16 and prior, there is a heap-based buffer overflow in the CUPS scheduler when building filter option strings from job attribute. At time of publication, there are no publicly available patches.

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Timeline

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  1. Apr 3, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    OpenPrinting CUPS is an open source printing system for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. In versions 2.4.16 and prior, there is a heap-based buffer overflow in the CUPS scheduler when building filter option strings from job attribute. At time of publication, there are no publicly available patches.

  2. Jul 24, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    OpenPrinting CUPS is an open source printing system for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. In versions 2.4.16 and prior, there is a heap-based buffer overflow in the CUPS scheduler when building filter option strings from job attribute. At time of publication, there are no publicly available patches.

Affected

  • cpe openprinting/cupsversion unspecified

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-34979

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-34979

    OpenPrinting CUPS is an open source printing system for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. In versions 2.4.16 and prior, there is a heap-based buffer overflow in the CUPS scheduler when building filter option strings from job attribute. At time of publication, there are

    nvd.nist.gov

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