SB2025120406 - SUSE update for cups
Published: December 4, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025120406
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-58436)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources when handling delays. A local user can send slow messages to cupsd with a delay of 1 byte per second, causing the daemon to consume excessive resources.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.