Bug 2333390 (CVE-2020-6923)

Summary: CVE-2020-6923 hplip: potential memory buffer overflow
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A flaw was found in HPLIP. A heap-based overflow in the mdns_readName function and a stack-based overflow in the mdns_update_uris function can be triggered when processing specially crafted mDNS responses. This vulnerability allows an attacker on the local network to crash the application, resulting in a denial of service or potentially allowing code execution.
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2024-12-19 19:01:07 UTC
The HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) software may potentially be affected by memory buffer overflow.

Comment 2 Jon Orris 2026-10-13 15:07:20 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Via RHSA-2026:82295 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:82295