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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 25.10 / 26.04 LTS : HPLIP vulnerabilities (USN-8483-1)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 325009

Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 25.10 / 26.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-8483-1 advisory.

 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)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8483-1

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 325009

File Name: ubuntu_USN-8483-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/3/2026

Updated: 7/3/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.9

Percentile: 96.92

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-8631

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.3

Threat Score: 8.1

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:printer-driver-hpijs, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:25.10, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:hpijs-ppds, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:printer-driver-hpcups, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libhpmud0, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libhpmud-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libsane-hpaio, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:hplip-gui, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:printer-driver-postscript-hp, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:hplip, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:hplip-data, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:26.04:-:lts

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Debian/dpkg-l, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/30/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/20/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-8631, CVE-2026-8632

USN: 8483-1