CVE-2013-4325

HP Linux Imaging and Printing Project through 3.13.9 - Local Privilege Escalation via PolkitUnixProcess Race Condition

Title source: llm

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.

References (7)

Core 7

Core References

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1274.html

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1956-1

Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00062.html

Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1002375

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian

http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2829

Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-11/msg00000.html

Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1006674

Scores

EPSS 0.0006

EPSS Percentile 20.1%

Details

CWE

CWE-264

Status published

Products (34)

hp/linux_imaging_and_printing_project 1.0

hp/linux_imaging_and_printing_project 2.0

hp/linux_imaging_and_printing_project 2.7.10

hp/linux_imaging_and_printing_project 3.9.2

hp/linux_imaging_and_printing_project 3.9.4

hp/linux_imaging_and_printing_project 3.9.4b

hp/linux_imaging_and_printing_project 3.9.6

hp/linux_imaging_and_printing_project 3.9.8

hp/linux_imaging_and_printing_project 3.9.10

hp/linux_imaging_and_printing_project 3.9.12

... and 24 more

Published Sep 23, 2013

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026