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[USN-1981-1] HPLIP vulnerabilities

Posted on 30 September 2013
Ubuntu Security

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1981-1
September 30, 2013

hplip vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 12.10
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

Summary:

HPLIP could be made to overwrite files.

Software Description:
- hplip: HP Linux Printing and Imaging System (HPLIP)

Details:

It was discovered that HPLIP incorrectly handled temporary files when usi=
ng
the fax capabilities. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to
overwrite arbitrary files. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 10.04 LTS.
(CVE-2011-2722)

Tim Waugh discovered that HPLIP incorrectly handled temporary files when
printing. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to overwrite
arbitrary files. In the default installation of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubun=
tu
12.10, this should be prevented by the Yama link restrictions.
(CVE-2013-0200)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 12.10:
hplip 3.12.6-3ubuntu4.2

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
hplip 3.12.2-1ubuntu3.3

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
hplip 3.10.2-2ubuntu2.4

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.=


References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1981-1
CVE-2011-2722, CVE-2013-0200

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/hplip/3.12.6-3ubuntu4.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/hplip/3.12.2-1ubuntu3.3
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/hplip/3.10.2-2ubuntu2.4

 

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