Link following in foomatic-filters
Priority LOW 25CWE-59Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
foomatic-rip filter v4.0.12 and prior used insecurely creates temporary files for storage of PostScript data by rendering the data when the debug mode was enabled. This flaw may be exploited by a local attacker to conduct symlink attacks by overwriting arbitrary files accessible with the privileges of the user running the foomatic-rip universal print filter.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00434 37th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| foomatic-filters | foomatic-filters | up to 4.0.12 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- foomatic-filters Vendorfoomatic-filters Affected up to 4.0.12 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:foomatic-filters:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 4.0.12 | Vulnerable | backstage |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 14 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
- cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:foomatic-filters:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 4.0.12 Vulnerable ·backstage
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 14 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-2924
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hp49-99r6-whjr
References
Advisory 6
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2924
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-2924
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-2924
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/08/5/1
- https://lwn.net/Articles/459979/
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/foomatic-filters/4.0.12-1
Sources
- CVE-2011-2924 · CVE Program
- CVE-2011-2924 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hp49-99r6-whjr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2011-2924 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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