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Unity Linux 20.1070e Security Update: cups (UTSA-2025-993328)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 281029
Synopsis
The Unity Linux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2025-993328 advisory.OpenPrinting CUPS is an open source printing system for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. Prior to version 2.4.15, a user in the lpadmin group can use the cups web ui to change the config and insert a malicious line. Then the cupsd process which runs as root will parse the new config and cause an out-of- bound write. This issue has been patched in version 2.4.15.
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.
Solution
Update the affected cups package.See Also
https://gitee.com/src-openeuler/cups/issues/ID97FX
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 281029
File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2025-993328.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Published: 12/31/2025
Updated: 12/31/2025
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.5
Temporal Score: 5.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-61915
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.7
Temporal Score: 6
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/UOS-Server/release, Host/UOS-Server/rpm-list
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 12/31/2025
Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/27/2025
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2025-61915