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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200710-26.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200710-26.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..8176b46b --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200710-26.xml @@ -0,0 +1,71 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200710-26"> + <title>HPLIP: Privilege escalation</title> + <synopsis> + The hpssd daemon might allow local attackers to execute arbitrary commands + with root privileges. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">hplip</product> + <announced>October 24, 2007</announced> + <revised>October 24, 2007: 01</revised> + <bug>195565</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="net-print/hplip" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="rge">1.7.4a-r2</unaffected> + <unaffected range="ge">2.7.9-r1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">2.7.9-r1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + The Hewlett-Packard Linux Imaging and Printing system (HPLIP) provides + drivers for HP's inkjet and laser printers, scanners and fax machines. + It integrates with the Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS) and Scanner + Access Now Easy (SANE). + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Kees Cook from the Ubuntu Security team discovered that the hpssd + daemon does not correctly validate user supplied data before passing it + to a "popen3()" call. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="high"> + <p> + A local attacker may be able to exploit this vulnerability by sending a + specially crafted request to the hpssd daemon to execute arbitrary + commands with the privileges of the user running hpssd, usually root. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All HPLIP users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "net-print/hplip"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-5208">CVE-2007-5208</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Sun, 21 Oct 2007 20:50:24 +0000"> + rbu + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Sun, 21 Oct 2007 20:51:40 +0000"> + rbu + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Sun, 21 Oct 2007 21:46:02 +0000"> + rbu + </metadata> +</glsa> |