CVE-2025-58364
Description
A flaw was found in the CUPS printing system’s ipp_read_io() function, which handles Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) requests. When processing specially crafted printer attribute responses, improper validation can cause a null pointer dereference. This leads to a crash in libcups, potentially disrupting printing services. Since CUPS is widely deployed on Linux systems for printer discovery and management, this issue can cause denial-of-service (DoS) across multiple machines on a local network.
Statement
The Red Hat Product Security team has assessed the severity of this vulnerability as Moderate . The flaw can be remotely exploited within local subnets to crash CUPS services without requiring authentication or user interaction. In cases where machines expose IPP services to the internet, the vulnerability may be exploitable over the network. The root cause is improper deserialization and validation of printer attributes in the ipp_read_io() function, leading to null pointer dereference and denial-of-service.
Mitigation
Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options don't meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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CVSS v3 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 6.5 | N/A | 6.5 |
| Attack Vector | Adjacent Network | N/A | Adjacent Network |
| Attack Complexity | Low | N/A | Low |
| Privileges Required | None | N/A | None |
| User Interaction | None | N/A | None |
| Scope | Unchanged | N/A | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None | N/A | None |
| Integrity Impact | None | N/A | None |
| Availability Impact | High | N/A | High |
Vector
Red Hat: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
cve.org: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Availability
Technical Impact: DoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart
NULL pointer dereferences usually result in the failure of the process unless exception handling (on some platforms) is available and implemented. Even when exception handling is being used, it can still be very difficult to return the software to a safe state of operation.
Integrity,Confidentiality
Technical Impact: Execute Unauthorized Code or Commands; Read Memory; Modify Memory
In rare circumstances, when NULL is equivalent to the 0x0 memory address and privileged code can access it, then writing or reading memory is possible, which may lead to code execution.
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank SilverPlate3 for reporting this issue.
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