Link Following Affecting cups-client package, versions <0:2.4.19-4.6.hum1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.16% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-CUPSCLIENT-21274640
  • published20 Oct 2026
  • disclosed15 Oct 2026

Introduced: 15 Oct 2026

NewCVE-2026-55480  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-59  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:10 cups-client to version 0:2.4.19-4.6.hum1 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2026:84421.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream cups-client package and not the cups-client package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

OpenPrinting CUPS is an open source printing system for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. Prior to 2.4.20, copy_model() in scheduler/ipp.c creates a predictable TempDir/<connection-number>.ppd path in an lp-group-writable directory and opens it as root without O_EXCL or O_NOFOLLOW. Exploitation requires an lp-group process able to write that directory to predict the connection-derived name and plant a symlink before the root open, while a privileged add-printer or modify-printer operation using a model PPD triggers copy_model(). The reporter treats an existing lp foothold and the privileged operation as distinct prerequisites, while the maintainer assesses high privileges because installing the relevant filter or administering the printer requires root or print-administrator access. If the race succeeds, the root scheduler follows the symlink and truncates or overwrites a root-writable target with generated PPD data, compromising file integrity or availability. This issue is fixed in version 2.4.20.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1