OpenPrinting CUPS is an open source printing system for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. In versions 2.4.16 and prior, in a network-exposed cupsd with a shared target queue, an unauthorized client can send a Print-Job to that shared PostScript queue without authentication. The server accepts a page-border value supplied as textWithoutLanguage, preserves an embedded newline through option escaping and reparse, and then reparses the resulting second-line PPD: text as a trusted scheduler control record. A follow-up raw print job can therefore make the server execute an attacker-chosen existing binary such as /usr/bin/vim as lp. At time of publication, there are no publicly available patches.

The remote SUSE Linux SLES12 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2026:1617-1 advisory.

    - CVE-2026-34980: Shared PostScript queue lets anonymous Print-Job requests reach `lp` code execution over     the network (bsc#1261569).
    - CVE-2026-34990: Local print admin token disclosure using temporary printers (bsc#1261568).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Fedora 44 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2026-bce5853e95 advisory.

    2.4.17 - security fixes for CVE-2026-39316, CVE-2026-39314, CVE-2026-34979, CVE-2026-34990,     CVE-2026-27447, CVE-2026-34978


Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Fedora 42 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2026-34454fdb74 advisory.

    2.4.17 - security fixes for CVE-2026-39316, CVE-2026-39314, CVE-2026-34979, CVE-2026-34990,     CVE-2026-27447, CVE-2026-34978


Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Fedora 43 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2026-82a2214b53 advisory.

    2.4.17 - security fixes for CVE-2026-39316, CVE-2026-39314, CVE-2026-34979, CVE-2026-34990,     CVE-2026-27447, CVE-2026-34978


Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of cups installed on the remote host is prior to 2.4.17. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SSA:2026-107-01 advisory.

    New cups packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to fix security issues.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the cups security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2026-010665 advisory.

    OpenPrinting CUPS is an open source printing system for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. In     versions 2.4.16 and prior, in a network-exposed cupsd with a shared target queue, an unauthorized client     can send a Print-Job to that shared PostScript queue without authentication. The server accepts a page-     border value supplied as textWithoutLanguage, preserves an embedded newline through option escaping and     reparse, and then reparses the resulting second-line PPD: text as a trusted scheduler control record. A     follow-up raw print job can therefore make the server execute an attacker-chosen existing binary such as     /usr/bin/vim as lp. At time of publication, there are no publicly available patches.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Unity Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2026-007170 advisory.

    OpenPrinting CUPS is an open source printing system for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. In     versions 2.4.16 and prior, in a network-exposed cupsd with a shared target queue, an unauthorized client     can send a Print-Job to that shared PostScript queue without authentication. The server accepts a page-     border value supplied as textWithoutLanguage, preserves an embedded newline through option escaping and     reparse, and then reparses the resulting second-line PPD: text as a trusted scheduler control record. A     follow-up raw print job can therefore make the server execute an attacker-chosen existing binary such as     /usr/bin/vim as lp. At time of publication, there are no publicly available patches.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Unity Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - OpenPrinting CUPS is an open source printing system for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. In     versions 2.4.16 and prior, in a network-exposed cupsd with a shared target queue, an unauthorized client     can send a Print-Job to that shared PostScript queue without authentication. The server accepts a page-     border value supplied as textWithoutLanguage, preserves an embedded newline through option escaping and     reparse, and then reparses the resulting second-line PPD: text as a trusted scheduler control record. A     follow-up raw print job can therefore make the server execute an attacker-chosen existing binary such as     /usr/bin/vim as lp. At time of publication, there are no publicly available patches. (CVE-2026-34980)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
310230	SUSE SLES12 Security Update : cups (SUSE-SU-2026:1617-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium
310205	Fedora 44 : cups (2026-bce5853e95)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	medium
309195	Fedora 42 : cups (2026-34454fdb74)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	medium
307661	Fedora 43 : cups (2026-82a2214b53)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	medium
307392	Slackware Linux 15.0 / current cups Multiple Vulnerabilities (SSA:2026-107-01)	Nessus	Slackware Local Security Checks	medium
307372	Unity Linux 20.1050a / 20.1060a / 20.1070a Security Update: cups (UTSA-2026-010665)	Nessus	Unity Linux Local Security Checks	medium
306803	Unity Linux 20.1050e / 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: cups (UTSA-2026-007170)	Nessus	Unity Linux Local Security Checks	medium
304971	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-34980	Nessus	Misc.	medium

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