Red Hat Security Advisory: hplip security update
The hplip packages contain the Hewlett-Packard Linux Imaging and Printing Project (HPLIP), which provides drivers for Hewlett-Packard printers and multi-function peripherals. Security Fix(es): * HPLIP: HPLIP: Privilege escalation and arbitrary code execution via operating system command injection (CVE-2026-8632) * HPLIP: HPLIP: Arbitrary code execution and privilege escalation via integer overflow in hpcups (CVE-2026-8631) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
Two vulnerabilities in the Hewlett-Packard Linux Imaging and Printing Project (HPLIP) packages affect Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. CVE-2026-8631 is an integer overflow in the hpcups component that can lead to arbitrary code execution and privilege escalation. CVE-2026-8632 is an operating system command injection vulnerability that also allows privilege escalation and arbitrary code execution. These vulnerabilities have been rated as important by Red Hat Product Security. Security updates have been issued to remediate these issues in the affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 packages.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges on affected systems. This could lead to full system compromise or unauthorized actions performed with higher privileges. The vulnerabilities affect the HPLIP driver packages used for Hewlett-Packard printers and multi-function peripherals on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released security updates for the hplip packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 to address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the available updates as described in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:26297 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. Applying these official patches is the recommended mitigation. No additional vendor advisories indicate alternative or temporary mitigations.
Red Hat Security Advisory: hplip security update
Description
The hplip packages contain the Hewlett-Packard Linux Imaging and Printing Project (HPLIP), which provides drivers for Hewlett-Packard printers and multi-function peripherals. Security Fix(es): * HPLIP: HPLIP: Privilege escalation and arbitrary code execution via operating system command injection (CVE-2026-8632) * HPLIP: HPLIP: Arbitrary code execution and privilege escalation via integer overflow in hpcups (CVE-2026-8631) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
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Technical Analysis
Two vulnerabilities in the Hewlett-Packard Linux Imaging and Printing Project (HPLIP) packages affect Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. CVE-2026-8631 is an integer overflow in the hpcups component that can lead to arbitrary code execution and privilege escalation. CVE-2026-8632 is an operating system command injection vulnerability that also allows privilege escalation and arbitrary code execution. These vulnerabilities have been rated as important by Red Hat Product Security. Security updates have been issued to remediate these issues in the affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 packages.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges on affected systems. This could lead to full system compromise or unauthorized actions performed with higher privileges. The vulnerabilities affect the HPLIP driver packages used for Hewlett-Packard printers and multi-function peripherals on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released security updates for the hplip packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 to address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the available updates as described in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:26297 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. Applying these official patches is the recommended mitigation. No additional vendor advisories indicate alternative or temporary mitigations.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2026:26297
- Cve Count
- 2
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2026-8632"]
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a32705c0b89be68881d47ad
Added to database: 6/17/2026, 10:01:00 AM
Last enriched: 6/17/2026, 10:05:17 AM
Last updated: 6/17/2026, 5:25:50 PM
Views: 2
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