HP Linux Imaging and Printing Software - Potential Memory Buffer Overflow
Priority LOW 25CWE-120Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 fixed, 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-120 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
The HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) software may potentially be affected by memory buffer overflow.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00302 23rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 1 fixed, 2 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise | HP Linux Imaging and Printing Software | — | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- HP Linux Imaging and Printing Software VendorHewlett Packard Enterprise Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1
Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
- cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Remediation
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2026:82295 Released 2026-10-13 · Red Hat rating Importanthplip security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) hplip-3.26.6-3.el8_10, hplip-gui-3.26.6-3.el8_10, hplip-libs-3.26.6-3.el8_10 +1
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:82295 |
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-6923
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v356-2ghm-7mwq
- 2026-10-23 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-23 CVSS score added · Red Hat
- 2026-10-25 Fix available: RHSA-2026:82295 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-25 Fix available: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) · Red Hat
References
More Hewlett Packard Enterprise vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-03639 Improper handling of exceptional conditions in Apache Struts KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2015-02747 Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.296 and 14.x through 18.x… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2013-04219 HP ProCurve Manager (PCM) 3.20 and 4.0, PCM+ 3.20 and 4.0, Identity Driven Manager (IDM)… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2012-01607 sapi/cgi/cgi_main.c in PHP before 5.3.12 and 5.4.x before 5.4.2, when configured as a CGI… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2005-02634 HP OpenView Network Node Manager 6.2 through 7.50 allows remote attackers to execute… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2015-07113 Integer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.324 and 19.x and 20.x before… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2020-6923 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-6923 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v356-2ghm-7mwq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2020-6923 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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