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Red Hat 6: RHSA-2013:1274-01 High: Hplip Authorization Bypass

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Calendar Grey September 19, 2013
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Crucial hplip security patch released for Red Hat Enterprise Linux, tackling critical authorization vulnerabilities and enhancing overall system security.
Updated hplip packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/site/articles/11258

Summary

The hplip packages contain the Hewlett-Packard Linux Imaging and Printing Project (HPLIP), which provides drivers for Hewlett-Packard printers and multi-function peripherals.
HPLIP communicated with PolicyKit for authorization via a D-Bus API that is vulnerable to a race condition. This could lead to intended PolicyKit authorizations being bypassed. This update modifies HPLIP to communicate with PolicyKit via a different API that is not vulnerable to the race condition. (CVE-2013-4325)
All users of hplip are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue.

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Topics Covered

security advisory Red Hat software update important security hplip authorization bypass high impact

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4325 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#important

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6):
Source:
i386: hpijs-3.12.4-4.el6_4.1.i686.rpm hplip-3.12.4-4.el6_4.1.i686.rpm hplip-common-3.12.4-4.el6_4.1.i686.rpm hplip-debuginfo-3.12.4-4.el6_4.1.i686.rpm hplip-gui-3.12.4-4.el6_4.1.i686.rpm hplip-libs-3.12.4-4.el6_4.1.i686.rpm libsane-hpaio-3.12.4-4.el6_4.1.i686.rpm
x86_64: hpijs-3.12.4-4.el6_4.1.x86_64.rpm hplip-3.12.4-4.el6_4.1.x86_64.rpm hplip-common-3.12.4-4.el6_4.1.x86_64.rpm hplip-debuginfo-3.12.4-4.el6_4.1.i686.rpm hplip-debuginfo-3.12.4-4.el6_4.1.x86_64.rpm hplip-gui-3.12.4-4.el6_4.1.x86_64.rpm hplip-libs-3.12.4-4.el6_4.1.i686.rpm hplip-libs-3.12.4-4.el6_4.1.x86_64.rpm libsane-hpaio-3.12.4-4.el6_4.1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6):
Source:
i386: hpijs-3.12.4-4.el6_4.1.i686.rpm hplip-3.12.4-4.el6_4.1.i686.rpm hplip-common-3.12.4-4.el6_4.1.i686.rpm hplip-debuginfo-3.12.4-4.el6_4.1.i686.rpm hplip-gui-3.12.4-4.el6_4.1.i686.rpm hplip-libs-3.12.4-4.el6_4.1.i686.rpm libsane-hpaio-3.12.4-4.el6_4.1.i686.rpm
ppc64: hpijs-3.12.4-4.el6_4.1.ppc64.rpm hplip-3.12.4-4.el6_4.1.ppc64.rpm hplip-common-3.12.4-4.el6_4.1.ppc64.rpm hplip-debuginfo-3.12.4-4.el6_4.1.ppc.rpm hplip-debuginfo-3.12.4-4.el6_4.1.ppc64.rpm hplip-gui-3.12.4-4.el6_4.1.ppc64.rpm hplip-libs-3.12.4-4.el6_4.1.ppc.rpm

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Advisory ID: RHSA-2013:1274-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:1274.html
Issue date: 2013-09-19

Topic

Updated hplip packages that fix one security issue are now available forRed Hat Enterprise Linux 6.The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as havingimportant security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from theCVE link in the References section.

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Topics Covered

security advisory Red Hat software update important security hplip authorization bypass high impact

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

1006674 - CVE-2013-4325 hplip: Insecure calling of polkit

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