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Ubuntu 7.10: USN-708-1 Moderate - HPLIP Local Exploit Risk

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Calendar Grey January 13, 2009
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
The Linux Security Bulletin LSB-583-2 details a significant vulnerability in the xserver package, which could allow local attackers to gain elevated privileges.
It was discovered that an installation script in the HPLIP package would change permissions on the hplip config files located in user's home directories

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security advisory software update Ubuntu local exploit moderate threat hplip permission change

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hplip vulnerability

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security advisory software update Ubuntu local exploit moderate threat hplip permission change

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