DEBIAN-CVE-2026-39316
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.
Risk Scores
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:11 | cups | *, 0, 2.3.3op2-3+deb11u10 |
| Debian:13 | cups | 2.4.15-1, 2.4.16-1, 2.4.18-1 |
| Debian:14 | cups | 2.4.15-1, 2.4.10-3, 2.4.10-4 |
| Debian:12 | cups | 2.4.14-1, 2.4.15-1, 2.4.16-1 |
Timeline
- Apr 7, 2026 CVE Published
- May 15, 2026 CVE Updated