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Fedora 43 hplip Major Update Addressing Possible Arbitrary Code Execution

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Calendar Grey June 3, 2026
Dist Fedora Esm H88
Update to hplip 3.26.4 in Fedora 43 addresses critical flaws for better printer security.
Update to 3.26.4, fixes CVE-2026-8631, CVE-2026-8632

Summary

The Hewlett-Packard Linux Imaging and Printing Project provides

drivers for HP printers and multi-function peripherals.

Update Information:

Update to 3.26.4, fixes CVE-2026-8631, CVE-2026-8632

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Topics Covered

security advisory fedora privilege escalation arbitrary code execution important hplip

Change Log

* Tue May 26 2026 Zdenek Dohnal - 3.26.4-2 - Fix location+user-agent of plugin in hp-plugin-download * Mon May 25 2026 Zdenek Dohnal - 3.26.4-1 - 3.26.4 (fedora#2480158), fixes CVE-2026-8631, CVE-2026-8632 * Fri Jan 23 2026 Benjamin A. Beasley - 3.25.8-2 - Rebuilt for net-snmp 5.9.5.2

References


[ 1 ] Bug #2480300 - CVE-2026-8631 HPLIP: HPLIP: Arbitrary code execution and privilege escalation via integer overflow in hpcups https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2480300

Update Instructions

This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2026-28afc9a105' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at http://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html#upgrade-command-label

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Name: hplip
Product: Fedora 43
Version: 3.26.4
Release: 2.fc43
URL: https://developers.hp.com/hp-linux-imaging-and-printing
Summary: HP Linux Imaging and Printing Project

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Topics Covered

security advisory fedora privilege escalation arbitrary code execution important hplip

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