Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20134325000
Revision Date:2013-09-23Version:1
Title:CVE-2013-4325 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - medium.
Description:The check_permission_v1 function in base/pkit.py in HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) through 3.13.9 does not properly use D-Bus for communication with a polkit authority, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging a PolkitUnixProcess PolkitSubject race condition via a (1) setuid process or (2) pkexec process.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2013-4325
Platform(s):Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) is installed.
  • AND The 'hplip' package in precise was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '3.12.2-1ubuntu3.2').
  • BACK