Description: =========================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-708-1 January 13, 2009 hplip vulnerability https://launchpad.net/bugs/191299 =========================================================== A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases: Ubuntu 7.10 This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu. The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 7.10: hplip 2.7.7.dfsg.1-0ubuntu5.3 In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the necessary changes. Details follow: It was discovered that an installation script in the HPLIP package would change permissions on the hplip config files located in user's home directories. A local user could exploit this and change permissions on arbitrary files upon an HPLIP installation or upgrade, which could lead to root privileges.
USN-708-1: HPLIP vulnerability
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