Security advisory

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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-18248",
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    "title": "CVE-2017-18248",
    "summary": "The add_job function in scheduler/ipp.c in CUPS before 2.2.6, when D-Bus support is enabled, can be crashed by remote attackers by sending print jobs with an invalid username, related to a D-Bus notification.",
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    "severity": "medium",
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                    "source": "REFERENCES_TAG",
                    "original_tag": "v2.2.6"
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          "versions": [
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            "v2.2.4",
            "v2.2.3",
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            "v2.2.0",
            "v2.2rc1",
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                "source": "https://github.com/apple/cups/commit/49fa4983f25b64ec29d548ffa3b9782426007df3",
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            "vanir_signatures_modified": "2026-10-20T13:37:08Z"
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      "modified": "2026-10-20T13:37:08.722747862Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00018.html",
        "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00003.html",
        "https://usn.ubuntu.com/3713-1/",
        "https://github.com/apple/cups/releases/tag/v2.2.6",
        "https://github.com/apple/cups/commit/49fa4983f25b64ec29d548ffa3b9782426007df3",
        "https://github.com/apple/cups/issues/5143",
        "https://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=346"
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 387892,
  "published_at": "2018-03-26T17:29:00.207+00:00"
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