Slackware 14.0 Critical: Hplip Access Control Issue Fixed
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October 19, 2013
New hplip packages are available for Slackware 13.1, 13.37, 14.0, and -current to fix security issues
Summary
Here are the details from the Slackware 14.0 ChangeLog: patches/packages/hplip-3.12.9-i486-3_slack14.0.txz: Rebuilt. This fixes a polkit race condition that could allow local users to bypass intended access restrictions. For more information, see: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4325 (* Security fix *)
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Where Find New Packages
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Updated package for Slackware 13.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-13.1/patches/packages/hplip-3.10.2-i486-4_slack13.1.txz
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 13.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-13.1/patches/packages/hplip-3.10.2-x86_64-4_slack13.1.txz
Updated package for Slackware 13.37:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-13.37/patches/packages/hplip-3.11.3a-i486-3_slack13.37.txz
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 13.37:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-13.37/patches/packages/hplip-3.11.3a-x86_64-3_slack13.37.txz
Updated package for Slackware 14.0:
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.0:
Updated package for Slackware -current:
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
MD5 Signatures
Slackware 13.1 package:
b8e9751d52f601e1b1a44a6e979736c2 hplip-3.10.2-i486-4_slack13.1.txz
Slackware x86_64 13.1 package:
400411af72dabf145457b8be697b8bd3 hplip-3.10.2-x86_64-4_slack13.1.txz
Slackware 13.37 package:
2b2775c70060684c5bfec3470a1fa8f0 hplip-3.11.3a-i486-3_slack13.37.txz
Slackware x86_64 13.37 package:
888408e24ef6a8f0b7fd06ca968ee042 hplip-3.11.3a-x86_64-3_slack13.37.txz
Slackware 14.0 package:
8598d8d0f5a64405188637ef4e6b5304 hplip-3.12.9-i486-3_slack14.0.txz
Slackware x86_64 14.0 package:
ad8ed1dcf3ea7235c97e85679a28ba87 hplip-3.12.9-x86_64-3_slack14.0.txz
Slackware -current package:
12632dcd6a0dd7b8e997b334932f4798 ap/hplip-3.13.10-i486-1.txz
Slackware x86_64 -current package:
b76b741f1b207fddbd2bd5de1f0c2180 ap/hplip-3.13.10-x86_64-1.txz
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Installation Instructions
Installation instructions: Upgrade the package as root: # upgradepkg hplip-3.12.9-i486-3_slack14.0.txz
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