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CentOS 6 : hplip (CESA-2013:1274)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 70001

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Synopsis

The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Updated hplip packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having important security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link 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.

HPLIP communicated with PolicyKit for authorization via a D-Bus API that is vulnerable to a race condition. This could lead to intended PolicyKit authorizations being bypassed. This update modifies HPLIP to communicate with PolicyKit via a different API that is not vulnerable to the race condition. (CVE-2013-4325)

All users of hplip are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue.

Solution

Update the affected hplip packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?a243432e

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 70001

File Name: centos_RHSA-2013-1274.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/20/2013

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

Temporal Score: 5.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2013-4325

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:hplip-common, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libsane-hpaio, cpe:/o:centos:centos:6, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:hplip-libs, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:hplip-gui, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:hplip, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:hpijs

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/19/2013

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/23/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-4325

BID: 62499

RHSA: 2013:1274