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HP Linux Imaging and Printing System Security Bypass Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Privilege escalation
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
6.9
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
15 years ago
Modified
Modified
4 years ago
Summary
This host is installed with HP Linux Imaging and Printing System and is prone to Security Bypass vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
This flaw is due to the 'postinst' script of the hplip package which tries to change the permissions of user config files in an insecure manner.
Affected Software
Affected Software
HP Linux Imaging and Printing System version 2.7.7 or 2.8.2
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to a later version.