CVE-2013-6402

Publication date 5 January 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

base/pkit.py in HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) through 3.13.11 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/hp-pkservice.log temporary file.

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Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
hplip	13.10 saucy	Fixed 3.13.9-1ubuntu0.1
	13.04 raring	Ignored
	12.10 quantal	Fixed 3.12.6-3ubuntu4.3
	12.04 LTS precise	Fixed 3.12.2-1ubuntu3.4
	10.04 LTS lucid	Fixed 3.10.2-2ubuntu2.5

Notes

mdeslaur

mitigated by symlink restrictions (except in lucid)

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package	Patch details
hplip	Vendor: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=725876 Vendor: https://bugs.mageia.org/attachment.cgi?id=4714&action=diff

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-2085-1
HPLIP vulnerabilities
21 January 2014

Other references

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-6402