openSUSE Security Update : hplip (openSUSE-SU-2014:0127-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 75407

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

- fix-CVE-2013-6402.dif fixes hardcoded file name /tmp/hp-pkservice.log in pkit.py (bnc#852368).

- disable_hp-upgrade.patch disables hp-upgrade/upgrade.py for security reasons (bnc#853405). To upgrade HPLIP an openSUSE software package manager like YaST or zypper should be used. (CVE-2013-6427)

Solution

Update the affected hplip packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=852368

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=853405

https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00087.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 75407

File Name: openSUSE-2014-80.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/13/2014

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:hplip, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:hplip-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:hplip-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:hplip-hpijs, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:hplip-hpijs-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:hplip-sane, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:hplip-sane-debuginfo, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:12.2, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:12.3, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:13.1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/15/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-6402, CVE-2013-6427

BID: 63959, 64131