AlmaLinux 9.6 [TuxCare] Security Update: cups / cups-client / cups-devel / cups-filesystem / cups-ipptool / etc Multiple Vulnerabilities (ALMALINUX9.6:CLSA-2026:1793631900)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 375199

Synopsis

The AlmaLinux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The AlmaLinux 9.6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the TuxCare ALMALINUX9.6:CLSA-2026:1793631900 advisory.

- OpenPrinting CUPS before 2.4.20 contains a double-free in printer-class management. When CUPS-Add-Modify- Class replaces an existing class member list, add_class() frees pclass->printers without clearing the pointer. If subsequent validation fails, the class retains the dangling pointer; CUPS-Delete-Class subsequently frees the same allocation in cupsdDeletePrinter(). A client authorized to modify and delete classes can cause scheduler-wide denial of service. The default policy requires @SYSTEM privileges.
(CVE-2026-107886)

- OpenPrinting CUPS before 2.4.20 contains a NULL pointer dereference in cupsdCheckJobs() when a job marked job-held-on-create refers to a temporary printer that has been automatically deleted. Temporary-printer cleanup can remove the destination without canceling its held jobs, and the scheduler dereferences the NULL result of cupsdFindDest() while checking holding_new_jobs. This terminates cupsd and interrupts all queues managed by that process. In some plausible scenarios, an unprivileged submission can trigger this.
(CVE-2026-107888)

- OpenPrinting CUPS before 2.4.20 contains a NULL pointer dereference caused by repeated IPP group tags in job-creation requests. IPP parsing creates unnamed separator attributes with IPP_TAG_ZERO, but add_job() converts these separators to IPP_TAG_JOB. During job startup, get_options()/ipp_length() subsequently calls strlen() on a NULL attribute name, terminating cupsd and disrupting all queues. A single crafted Print-Job request can trigger the crash when the client can reach the scheduler and submit jobs to an accepting, enabled queue supporting the submitted document format. Anonymous submission is possible when permitted by listener and access-control configuration. (CVE-2026-107890)

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

Solution

Update the affected packages based on the guidance in TuxCare advisory ALMALINUX9.6:CLSA-2026:1793631900.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 375199

File Name: tuxcare_alma_linux_9.6_CLSA-2026-1793631900.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Family: Alma Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 11/2/2026

Updated: 11/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.3

Percentile: 53.5

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Important

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.7

Temporal Score: 6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:N/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-107886

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/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/AlmaLinux/release, Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list, Host/OS/extended-third-party

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/2/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/9/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-107886, CVE-2026-107888, CVE-2026-107890

CLSA: 2026:1793631900

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