Description
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.
Published: 2013-09-23
Score: 6.9 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2829-1 hplip security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2013-4212 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1956-1 HPLIP vulnerability
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Hp Linux Imaging And Printing Project
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T16:38:01.937Z

Reserved: 2013-06-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2013-4325

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2013-09-23T10:18:58.797

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2013-4325

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2013-09-18T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2013-4325 - Bugzilla

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