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CVE-2011-2722

Publication date 25 May 2012

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

The send_data_to_stdout function in prnt/hpijs/hpcupsfax.cpp in HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) 3.x before 3.11.10 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/hpcupsfax.out temporary file.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
hplip 13.04 raring
Not affected
12.10 quantal
Not affected
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
11.10 oneiric Ignored end of life
11.04 natty Ignored end of life
10.10 maverick Ignored end of life
10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed 3.10.2-2ubuntu2.4
8.04 LTS hardy Ignored end of life

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-1981-1
    • HPLIP vulnerabilities
    • 30 September 2013

Other references