CVE-2013-4325

NameCVE-2013-4325
DescriptionThe 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-2829-1
Debian Bugs723716

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
hplip (PTS)buster3.18.12+dfsg0-2fixed
bullseye3.21.2+dfsg1-2fixed
bookworm3.22.10+dfsg0-2fixed
sid, trixie3.22.10+dfsg0-4fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
hplipsourcesqueeze3.10.6-2+squeeze2DSA-2829-1
hplipsourcewheezy3.12.6-3.1+deb7u1DSA-2829-1
hplipsource(unstable)3.13.9-1723716

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