| Name | CVE-2012-6108 |
| Description | HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) before 3.13.2 uses world-writable permissions for /var/log/hp and /var/log/hp/tmp, which allows local users to delete log files via standard filesystem operations. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| hplip (PTS) | buster | 3.18.12+dfsg0-2 | fixed |
| bullseye | 3.21.2+dfsg1-2 | fixed |
| bookworm | 3.22.10+dfsg0-2 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 3.22.10+dfsg0-4 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| hplip | source | (unstable) | (not affected) | | | |
Notes
- hplip <not-affected> (permissions are 755 on wheezy, sid and experimental)