A new HPLIP vulnerabilities update is available for Ubuntu Linux. Here the announcement:
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-674-2 November 24, 2008
hplip vulnerabilities
CVE-2008-2940, CVE-2008-2941
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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.1-0ubuntu5.2
In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the
necessary changes.
Details follow:
USN-674-1 provided packages to fix vulnerabilities in HPLIP. Due to an
internal archive problem, the updates for Ubuntu 7.10 would not install
properly. This update provides fixed packages for Ubuntu 7.10.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that the hpssd tool of hplip did not validate
privileges in the alert-mailing function. A local attacker could
exploit this to gain privileges and send e-mail messages from the
account of the hplip user. This update alters hplip behaviour by
preventing users from setting alerts and by moving alert configuration
to a root-controlled /etc/hp/alerts.conf file. (CVE-2008-2940)
It was discovered that the hpssd tool of hplip did not correctly
handle certain commands. A local attacker could use a specially
crafted packet to crash hpssd, leading to a denial of service.
(CVE-2008-2941)
Updated packages for Ubuntu 7.10:
Source archives:
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/h/hplip/hplip_2.7.7.dfsg.1-=
0ubuntu5.2.diff.gz
Size/MD5: 149554 6d12457a4229b6d002bbf454ce4c4479
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/h/hplip/hplip_2.7.7.dfsg.1-=
0ubuntu5.2.dsc
Size/MD5: 1064 d013f46bd4a1076ca4bd131c3b6dfcdd
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/h/hplip/hplip_2.7.7.dfsg.1.=
orig.tar.gz
Size/MD5: 14361049 ae5165d46413db8119979f5b3345f7a5
Architecture independent packages:
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/h/hplip/hplip-data_2.7.7.df=
sg.1-0ubuntu5.2_all.deb
Size/MD5: 6897802 4ba89cf27c4bd07221f4cf1005d406f0
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/h/hplip/hplip-doc_2.7.7.dfs=
g.1-0ubuntu5.2_all.deb
Size/MD5: 4146742 e8dc40c3159dee1a97322811003e030c
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/h/hplip/hplip-gui_2.7.7.dfs=
g.1-0ubuntu5.2_all.deb
Size/MD5: 117516 0ee5f6a832179e244e06e42d67e6b104
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/h/hplip/hpijs-ppds_2.7.=
7+2.7.7.dfsg.1-0ubuntu5.2_all.deb
Size/MD5: 479914 dc684661485f3b9999b17b23f244e065
amd64 architecture (Athlon64, Opteron, EM64T Xeon):
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/h/hplip/hpijs_2.7.7+2.7.7.d=
fsg.1-0ubuntu5.2_amd64.deb
Size/MD5: 341462 80a265e7d17338267b3feff153146444
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/h/hplip/hplip-dbg_2.7.7.dfs=
g.1-0ubuntu5.2_amd64.deb
Size/MD5: 769972 712dad65b22a926810c3a8388af52371
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/h/hplip/hplip_2.7.7.dfsg.1-=
0ubuntu5.2_amd64.deb
Size/MD5: 302956 43eb75455ec39ec0c785003b937d3459
i386 architecture (x86 compatible Intel/AMD):
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/h/hplip/hpijs_2.7.7+2.7.7.d=
fsg.1-0ubuntu5.2_i386.deb
Size/MD5: 334572 592adfe9165494b41fbdbb62f73fb404
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/h/hplip/hplip-dbg_2.7.7.dfs=
g.1-0ubuntu5.2_i386.deb
Size/MD5: 747180 19dca187611ca2127d429ca3b64123b8
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/h/hplip/hplip_2.7.7.dfsg.1-=
0ubuntu5.2_i386.deb
Size/MD5: 290338 d8103797df2cad750c5e5c7fae9db381
lpia architecture (Low Power Intel Architecture):
http://ports.ubuntu.com/pool/main/h/hplip/hpijs_2.7.7+2.7.7.dfsg.1-0ubu=
ntu5.2_lpia.deb
Size/MD5: 337692 8a49f0e3e5a9a89c6f49433bda5755e0
http://ports.ubuntu.com/pool/main/h/hplip/hplip-dbg_2.7.7.dfsg.1-0ubunt=
u5.2_lpia.deb
Size/MD5: 925962 1c080bc69bedda6bd6458e379b6d3b30
http://ports.ubuntu.com/pool/main/h/hplip/hplip_2.7.7.dfsg.1-0ubuntu5.2=
_lpia.deb
Size/MD5: 290178 a8348d5941be54a2d3893929d1bc177b
powerpc architecture (Apple Macintosh G3/G4/G5):
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/h/hplip/hpijs_2.7.7+2.7.7.d=
fsg.1-0ubuntu5.2_powerpc.deb
Size/MD5: 348146 83a03c118807e46998288302d2d965d3
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/h/hplip/hplip-dbg_2.7.7.dfs=
g.1-0ubuntu5.2_powerpc.deb
Size/MD5: 784404 6270645190e1107f379565735f7c7da4
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/h/hplip/hplip_2.7.7.dfsg.1-=
0ubuntu5.2_powerpc.deb
Size/MD5: 319076 952865096e5ef1770024e2c8f66167f6
sparc architecture (Sun SPARC/UltraSPARC):
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/h/hplip/hpijs_2.7.7+2.7.7.d=
fsg.1-0ubuntu5.2_sparc.deb
Size/MD5: 332600 3f08413ca8e9c5275cfd65bd75bdfa74
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/h/hplip/hplip-dbg_2.7.7.dfs=
g.1-0ubuntu5.2_sparc.deb
Size/MD5: 717144 6df4c0a31d12515599abd3d184e8ced6
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/h/hplip/hplip_2.7.7.dfsg.1-=
0ubuntu5.2_sparc.deb
Size/MD5: 289466 7b176609f136902fd51637cca32c55ac
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