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CVE-2012-6108

Published: 15 February 2014

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.

Notes

AuthorNote
jdstrand
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS - 11.10 does not ship /var/log/hp
12.04 LTS - 13.04 not affected (0755 root:root)
Debian's hplip 3.12.6-3 not-affected

Priority

Medium

Status

Package Release Status
hplip
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
hardy Not vulnerable

lucid Not vulnerable

oneiric Not vulnerable

precise Not vulnerable

quantal Not vulnerable

upstream Needs triage