HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) through 3.12.4 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) /tmp/hpcupsfilterc_#.bmp, (2) /tmp/hpcupsfilterk_#.bmp, (3) /tmp/hpcups_job#.out, (4) /tmp/hpijs_#####.out, or (5) /tmp/hpps_job#.out temporary file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-2722.

The remote Solaris system is missing necessary patches to address security updates :

  - HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) through 3.12.4     allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a     symlink attack on the (1) /tmp/hpcupsfilterc_ #.bmp, (2)     /tmp/hpcupsfilterk_#.bmp, (3) /tmp/hpcups_job#.out, (4)     /tmp/hpijs_# ####.out, or (5) /tmp/hpps_job#.out     temporary file, a different vulnerability than     CVE-2011-2722. (CVE-2013-0200)

hplip was updated to fix three security issues :

  - Some local file overwrite problems via predictable /tmp     filenames were fixed. (CVE-2013-0200)

  - hplip used an insecure polkit DBUS API (polkit-process     subject race condition) which could lead to local     privilege escalation. (CVE-2013-4325)

  - hplip uses arbitrary file creation/overwrite (via     hard-coded file name /tmp/hp-pkservice.log).
    (CVE-2013-6402)

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in the HP Linux Printing and Imaging System: Insecure temporary files, insufficient permission checks in PackageKit and the insecure hp-upgrade service has been disabled.

It was discovered that HPLIP incorrectly handled temporary files when using the fax capabilities. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to overwrite arbitrary files. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 10.04 LTS. (CVE-2011-2722)

Tim Waugh discovered that HPLIP incorrectly handled temporary files when printing. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to overwrite arbitrary files. In the default installation of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 12.10, this should be prevented by the Yama link restrictions. (CVE-2013-0200).

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

From Red Hat Security Advisory 2013:0500 :

Updated hplip packages that fix several security issues, multiple bugs, and add various enhancements are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having low security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section.

The hplip packages contain the Hewlett-Packard Linux Imaging and Printing Project (HPLIP), which provides drivers for Hewlett-Packard printers and multi-function peripherals.

Several temporary file handling flaws were found in HPLIP. A local attacker could use these flaws to perform a symbolic link attack, overwriting arbitrary files accessible to a process using HPLIP.
(CVE-2013-0200, CVE-2011-2722)

The CVE-2013-0200 issues were discovered by Tim Waugh of Red Hat.

The hplip packages have been upgraded to upstream version 3.12.4, which provides a number of bug fixes and enhancements over the previous version. (BZ#731900)

This update also fixes the following bugs :

* Previously, the hpijs package required the obsolete cupsddk-drivers package, which was provided by the cups package. Under certain circumstances, this dependency caused hpijs installation to fail. This bug has been fixed and hpijs no longer requires cupsddk-drivers.
(BZ#829453)

* The configuration of the Scanner Access Now Easy (SANE) back end is located in the /etc/sane.d/dll.d/ directory, however, the hp-check utility checked only the /etc/sane.d/dll.conf file. Consequently, hp-check checked for correct installation, but incorrectly reported a problem with the way the SANE back end was installed. With this update, hp-check properly checks for installation problems in both locations as expected. (BZ#683007)

All users of hplip are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix these issues and add these enhancements.

This hplip update addresses the folloving issues :

Print/Fax queues can now be analyzed by running hp-diagnose-queues

fixes some issues and duplex scanning support with newer AIO devices

fixes Wireless configuration using hp-wificonfig command for HP Deskjet 3000 J310 series and HP Deskjet 3050 J610 series

fixes the blurry printing issue on HP LaserJet CP1025 and CP1025nw

Full changelog is available upstream:
http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/release_notes.html Also note there were several issues fixed upstream.

Some HP printers / multi-function devices require plugins additionally to hplip to function correctly. This update makes the installation of such plugins possible again.

Several temporary file handling flaws were found in HPLIP. A local attacker could use these flaws to perform a symbolic link attack, overwriting arbitrary files accessible to a process using HPLIP (CVE-2013-0200).

Updated hplip packages that fix several security issues, multiple bugs, and add various enhancements are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having low security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section.

The hplip packages contain the Hewlett-Packard Linux Imaging and Printing Project (HPLIP), which provides drivers for Hewlett-Packard printers and multi-function peripherals.

Several temporary file handling flaws were found in HPLIP. A local attacker could use these flaws to perform a symbolic link attack, overwriting arbitrary files accessible to a process using HPLIP.
(CVE-2013-0200, CVE-2011-2722)

The CVE-2013-0200 issues were discovered by Tim Waugh of Red Hat.

The hplip packages have been upgraded to upstream version 3.12.4, which provides a number of bug fixes and enhancements over the previous version. (BZ#731900)

This update also fixes the following bugs :

* Previously, the hpijs package required the obsolete cupsddk-drivers package, which was provided by the cups package. Under certain circumstances, this dependency caused hpijs installation to fail. This bug has been fixed and hpijs no longer requires cupsddk-drivers.
(BZ#829453)

* The configuration of the Scanner Access Now Easy (SANE) back end is located in the /etc/sane.d/dll.d/ directory, however, the hp-check utility checked only the /etc/sane.d/dll.conf file. Consequently, hp-check checked for correct installation, but incorrectly reported a problem with the way the SANE back end was installed. With this update, hp-check properly checks for installation problems in both locations as expected. (BZ#683007)

All users of hplip are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix these issues and add these enhancements.

Several temporary file handling flaws were found in HPLIP. A local attacker could use these flaws to perform a symbolic link attack, overwriting arbitrary files accessible to a process using HPLIP.
(CVE-2013-0200, CVE-2011-2722)

The hplip packages have been upgraded to upstream version 3.12.4, which provides a number of bug fixes and enhancements over the previous version.

This update also fixes the following bugs :

  - Previously, the hpijs package required the obsolete     cupsddk-drivers package, which was provided by the cups     package. Under certain circumstances, this dependency     caused hpijs installation to fail. This bug has been     fixed and hpijs no longer requires cupsddk-drivers.

  - The configuration of the Scanner Access Now Easy (SANE)     back end is located in the /etc/sane.d/dll.d/ directory,     however, the hp-check utility checked only the     /etc/sane.d/dll.conf file. Consequently, hp-check     checked for correct installation, but incorrectly     reported a problem with the way the SANE back end was     installed. With this update, hp-check properly checks     for installation problems in both locations as expected.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
80639	Oracle Solaris Third-Party Patch Update : hplip (cve_2013_0200_link_following)	Nessus	Solaris Local Security Checks	low
72277	SuSE 11.2 / 11.3 Security Update : hplip (SAT Patch Numbers 8775 / 8777)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium
71769	Debian DSA-2829-1 : hplip - several vulnerabilities	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	medium
70256	Ubuntu 10.04 LTS / 12.04 LTS / 12.10 : hplip vulnerabilities (USN-1981-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	low
68741	Oracle Linux 6 : hplip (ELSA-2013-0500)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	low
66100	Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : hplip (MDVSA-2013:088)	Nessus	Mandriva Local Security Checks	low
65136	CentOS 6 : hplip (CESA-2013:0500)	Nessus	CentOS Local Security Checks	low
65011	Scientific Linux Security Update : hplip on SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20130221)	Nessus	Scientific Linux Local Security Checks	low
64752	RHEL 6 : hplip (RHSA-2013:0500)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	low

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