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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: USN-7202-1 critical: hplip denial of service exploit

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Calendar Grey January 13, 2025
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Potential HPLIP flaws could result in system instability or unauthorized code execution through specially designed inputs. Ensure your Ubuntu setup is updated immediately.
HPLIP could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Summary

HPLIP could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially

crafted network traffic.

Software Description:

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

Details:

Kevin Backhouse discovered that HPLIP incorrectly handled certain MDNS

responses. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause HPLIP to crash,

resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service remote execution ubuntu hplip

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
   hplip                           3.20.3+dfsg0-2ubuntu0.1

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7202-1

CVE-2020-6923

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7202-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service remote execution ubuntu hplip

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/hplip/3.20.3+dfsg0-2ubuntu0.1

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