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RHEL 5 : hplip (RHSA-2008:0818)

high Nessus Plugin ID 33884

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Updated hplip packages that fix various security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

The hplip (Hewlett-Packard Linux Imaging and Printing) packages provide drivers for Hewlett-Packard printers and multifunction peripherals.

A flaw was discovered in the hplip alert-mailing functionality. A local attacker could elevate their privileges by using specially crafted packets to trigger alert mails, which are sent by the root account. (CVE-2008-2940)

A flaw was discovered in the hpssd message parser. By sending specially crafted packets, a local attacker could cause a denial of service, stopping the hpssd process. (CVE-2008-2941)

Users of hplip should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues.

Solution

Update the affected hpijs, hplip and / or libsane-hpaio packages.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2008-2940

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2008-2941

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:0818

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 33884

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2008-0818.nasl

Version: 1.25

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/14/2008

Updated: 1/14/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:hpijs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:hplip, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libsane-hpaio, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.2

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/12/2008

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/14/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-2940, CVE-2008-2941

BID: 30683

CWE: 20, 264

RHSA: 2008:0818