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.
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Technical Summary
The hplip packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 contain two security flaws: CVE-2026-8632 allows privilege escalation and arbitrary code execution through operating system command injection, and CVE-2026-8631 allows similar impact via an integer overflow in the hpcups component. Red Hat has issued an advisory (RHSA-2026:26228) and released updated packages (hplip-3.23.12-10.el10_2.4) to remediate these vulnerabilities. The advisory covers multiple architectures including x86_64, s390x, ppc64le, and aarch64. No CVSS scores are provided, but the severity is rated as important by Red Hat.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code on affected systems running vulnerable versions of the hplip package. This could compromise system integrity and security by granting unauthorized control over the system.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated hplip packages (version 3.23.12-10.el10_2.4) that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply these security updates promptly following Red Hat's official guidance at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
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.
Affected software
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Technical Analysis
The hplip packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 contain two security flaws: CVE-2026-8632 allows privilege escalation and arbitrary code execution through operating system command injection, and CVE-2026-8631 allows similar impact via an integer overflow in the hpcups component. Red Hat has issued an advisory (RHSA-2026:26228) and released updated packages (hplip-3.23.12-10.el10_2.4) to remediate these vulnerabilities. The advisory covers multiple architectures including x86_64, s390x, ppc64le, and aarch64. No CVSS scores are provided, but the severity is rated as important by Red Hat.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code on affected systems running vulnerable versions of the hplip package. This could compromise system integrity and security by granting unauthorized control over the system.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated hplip packages (version 3.23.12-10.el10_2.4) that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply these security updates promptly following Red Hat's official guidance at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2026:26228
- Cve Count
- 2
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2026-8632"]
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a32705c0b89be68881d479f
Added to database: 06/17/2026, 10:01:00 UTC
Last enriched: 06/24/2026, 18:12:02 UTC
Last updated: 08/01/2026, 07:18:02 UTC
Views: 99
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