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CVE-2013-4325
Published: Sep 23, 2013
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
RHSA-2013:1274
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
USN-1956-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
openSUSE-SU-2013:1617
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1002375
x_refsource_CONFIRM
DSA-2829
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
openSUSE-SU-2013:1620
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1006674
x_refsource_CONFIRM
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