Several security issues were fixed in HPLIP. Software Description: - hplip: HP Linux Printing and Imaging System (HPLIP) Details: It was discovered that HPLIP incorrectly handled certain print data. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause HPLIP to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-8631) It was discovered that HPLIP incorrectly handled certain inputs. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-8632)
Several security issues were fixed in HPLIP.
Software Description:
- hplip: HP Linux Printing and Imaging System (HPLIP)
It was discovered that HPLIP incorrectly handled certain print data. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause HPLIP to execute arbitrary
code. (CVE-2026-8631)
It was discovered that HPLIP incorrectly handled certain inputs. A local
attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS hplip 3.24.4+dfsg0-0ubuntu8.1 Ubuntu 25.10 hplip 3.24.4+dfsg0-0ubuntu5.2 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS hplip 3.23.12+dfsg0-0ubuntu5.1 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS hplip 3.21.12+dfsg0-1ubuntu0.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8483-1
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