# CVE-2026-64612: Libcupsfilters: cups-filters: libcupsfilters: cups image filter process abort via malformed png

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-07-20 · Updated: 2026-08-24

## Affected

- libcupsfilters: version range not reported
- cups-filters: version range not reported
- cups-filters: version range not reported
- cups-filters: version range not reported
- cups-filters: version range not reported

## Description

A flaw was found in libcupsfilters and cups-filters. The PNG image reading function creates a libpng reader without installing an error recovery handler, causing the CUPS image filter process to abort when processing a malformed PNG file. An unauthenticated attacker could exploit this by submitting a specially crafted PNG print job, leading to denial of service of the in-flight print job.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on libcupsfilters, cups-filters, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:56965
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:57451
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:58560
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-64612
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2502801
- https://github.com/OpenPrinting/libcupsfilters/security/advisories/GHSA-7mxj-cfq5-84ch

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