CVE-2008-2940

Publication date 14 August 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

The alert-mailing implementation in HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) 1.6.7 allows local users to gain privileges and send e-mail messages from the root account via vectors related to the setalerts message, and lack of validation of the device URI associated with an event message.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
hplip 8.10 intrepid
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 2.8.2-0ubuntu8.1
7.10 gutsy
Fixed 2.7.7.dfsg.1-0ubuntu5.1
7.04 feisty Ignored end of life, was needed
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 0.9.7-4ubuntu1.1

Notes

mdeslaur

code was removed in upstream 2.8.5

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
hplip

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-674-1
    • HPLIP vulnerabilities
    • 19 November 2008
    • USN-674-2
    • HPLIP vulnerabilities
    • 24 November 2008

Other references