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CUPS is an open-source printing system developed byApplefor Unix-likeoperating systems, including Linux and macOS.
It provides a standardized way to manage print jobs and queues, supporting both local andnetwork printers.
It also includes a web-based interface for managing printers, print jobs, and configurations.
Cybersecurity researcher Simone Margaritelli of Evil Socket discovered a problem in the systems ability to discover new printers.
As the researcher explains, CUPS has four vulnerabilities: CVE_2024-47076, CVE-2024-47175, CVE-2024-47176, and CVE-2024-47177.
The researcher said that sometimes its turned off by default, and sometimes its turned on.
Red Hat is currently working on a fix, so a patch is not yet available.
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