HPLIP could be made to overwrite files.
It was discovered that HPLIP incorrectly handled temporary files when using the fax capabilities. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to overwrite arbitrary files. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 10.04 LTS. (CVE-2011-2722)
30 September 2013
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
HPLIP could be made to overwrite files.
It was discovered that HPLIP incorrectly handled temporary files when using the fax capabilities. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to overwrite arbitrary files. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 10.04 LTS. (CVE-2011-2722)
Tim Waugh discovered that HPLIP incorrectly handled temporary files when printing. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to overwrite arbitrary files. In the default installation of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 12.10, this should be prevented by the Yama link restrictions. (CVE-2013-0200)
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
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