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Ubuntu 13.04 LTS: 1956-1 Moderate: HPLIP Local Authorization Bypass

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HPLIP could be tricked into bypassing polkit authorizations.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1956-1
September 18, 2013

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

- Ubuntu 13.04
- Ubuntu 12.10
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

Summary:

HPLIP could be tricked into bypassing polkit authorizations.

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

Details:

It was discovered that HPLIP was using polkit in an unsafe manner. A local
attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass intended polkit
authorizations.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 13.04:
  hplip                           3.13.3-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 12.10:
  hplip                           3.12.6-3ubuntu4.1

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  hplip                           3.12.2-1ubuntu3.2

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
  hplip                           3.10.2-2ubuntu2.3

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1956-1
  CVE-2013-4325

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/hplip/3.13.3-1ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/hplip/3.12.6-3ubuntu4.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/hplip/3.12.2-1ubuntu3.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/hplip/3.10.2-2ubuntu2.3


Ubuntu 13.04 LTS: 1956-1 Moderate: HPLIP Local Authorization Bypass

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Calendar Grey September 18, 2013
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A vulnerability in HPLIP enables a local attacker to sidestep polkit authorizations across various versions of Ubuntu.
HPLIP could be tricked into bypassing polkit authorizations.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 13.04: hplip 3.13.3-1ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 12.10: hplip 3.12.6-3ubuntu4.1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: hplip 3.12.2-1ubuntu3.2 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: hplip 3.10.2-2ubuntu2.3 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1956-1

CVE-2013-4325

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September 18, 2013

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/hplip/3.13.3-1ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/hplip/3.12.6-3ubuntu4.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/hplip/3.12.2-1ubuntu3.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/hplip/3.10.2-2ubuntu2.3

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