cups: Authentication Bypass in CUPS Authorization Handling

A flaw was found in CUPS, a widely used printing service on Linux and UNIX-like systems. The issue arises when authentication is configured to use a method other than Basic, but the attacker sends an HTTP request with a Basic authentication header. Due to improper validation in the cupsdAuthorize...

RLSA-2022:4990 Important: cups security update

The Common UNIX Printing System CUPS provides a portable printing layer for Linux, UNIX, and similar operating systems. Security Fixes: cups: authorization bypass when using "local" authorization CVE-2022-26691 For more details about the security issues, including the impact, a CVSS score,...