Access Restriction Bypass Affecting hpijs package, versions <1:3.12.4-4.el6_4.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (21st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-HPIJS-1469758
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed18 Sept 2013

Introduced: 18 Sep 2013

CVE-2013-4325  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-264  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:6 hpijs to version 1:3.12.4-4.el6_4.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2013:1274.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream hpijs package and not the hpijs package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1