Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published May 20, 2026· Updated Aug 4, 2026
CVE-2026-8631
CVE-2026-8631
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.
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Affected products
17(expand)+ 1 more
- (no CPE)
- cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <3.26.4
- osv-coords14 versionspkg:rpm/almalinux/hplippkg:rpm/almalinux/libsane-hpaiopkg:rpm/almalinux/hplip-guipkg:rpm/almalinux/hplip-commonpkg:rpm/almalinux/hplip-libspkg:rpm/suse/hplip&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/hplip&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP5-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/hplip&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP4-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/hplip&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/hplip&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP5-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/hplip&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP5-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/hplip&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/hplip&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP5pkg:rpm/opensuse/hplip&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed
< 3.21.2-6.el9_8.4.alma.1+ 13 more
- (no CPE)range: < 3.21.2-6.el9_8.4.alma.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.21.2-6.el9_8.4.alma.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.18.4-13.el8_10.alma.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.21.2-6.el9_8.4.alma.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.21.2-6.el9_8.4.alma.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.26.4-150400.3.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.26.4-150400.3.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.26.4-150400.3.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.26.4-150400.3.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.26.4-150400.3.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.26.4-150400.3.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.26.4-150400.3.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.26.4-150400.3.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.26.4-1.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
14- support.hp.com/us-en/document/ish_14942099-14942126-16/hpsbpi04118nvdVendor Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26228nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26297nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26335nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:48171nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:48586nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:48603nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:48606nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:48959nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:48960nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:48961nvd
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-8631nvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-8631.jsonnvd
News mentions
2- HP Linux Printing Software Vulnerability Allows Remote Attackers to Execute Arbitrary CodeCyber Security News · Jul 9, 2026
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