Critical [CVE-2026-14544 +1] Incomplete Fix for CVE-2026-8631
This critical-severity Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2026-14544 and CVE-2026-8631 affecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux 1, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.
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Summary
Incomplete Fix for CVE-2026-8631. Red Hat rates this important (CVSS 9.8).
Weakness: CWE-190. Red Hat lists fixing advisory RHSA-2026:40894 with package hplip-0:3.23.12-10.el10_2.5, hplip-0:3.21.2-6.el9_8.5, hplip-0:3.18.4-14.el8_10.
Affected products named by the advisory: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 1; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.
Affected versions
No affected-version range was extracted from the source record. The vendor advisory is authoritative — check it before change work.
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 1 month ago·verify at source
- hplip-0:3.23.12-10.el10_2.5
- hplip-0:3.21.2-6.el9_8.5
- hplip-0:3.18.4-14.el8_10
- RHSA-2026:40894
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 1 month ago·verify at source
Mitigation checklist
- To mitigate this vulnerability, consider restricting access to the printing services to trusted users and networks. If HPLIP is not required, removing the `hplip` package can eliminate the exposure. Note that removing `hplip` may affect printing functionality.
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 1 month ago·verify at source
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