CVE-2026-8631
Publication date 20 May 2026
Last updated 30 June 2026
Ubuntu priority
Description
A potential security vulnerability has been identified in the HP Linux Imaging and Printing Software. This potential vulnerability may allow escalation of privileges and/or arbitrary code execution via an integer overflow in the hpcups processing path when handling crafted print data.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| hplip | 26.04 LTS resolute |
Fixed 3.24.4+dfsg0-0ubuntu8.1
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| 25.10 questing |
Fixed 3.24.4+dfsg0-0ubuntu5.2
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| 24.04 LTS noble |
Fixed 3.23.12+dfsg0-0ubuntu5.1
|
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| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Fixed 3.21.12+dfsg0-1ubuntu0.1
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Needs evaluation
|
Severity score breakdown
CVSS version:
Base score
9.3 · Critical
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Base score
9.8 · Critical
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-8483-1
- HPLIP vulnerabilities
- 30 June 2026