Referenced CVEs:
CVE-2008-2940, CVE-2008-2941
Description:
===========================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-674-2 November 24, 2008hplip vulnerabilitiesCVE-2008-2940, CVE-2008-2941===========================================================A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases:Ubuntu 7.10This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions ofKubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu.The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to thefollowing package versions:Ubuntu 7.10: hplip 2.7.7.dfsg.1-0ubuntu5.2In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect thenecessary changes.Details follow:USN-674-1 provided packages to fix vulnerabilities in HPLIP. Due to aninternal archive problem, the updates for Ubuntu 7.10 would not installproperly. This update provides fixed packages for Ubuntu 7.10.We apologize for the inconvenience.Original advisory details: It was discovered that the hpssd tool of hplip did not validate privileges in the alert-mailing function. A local attacker could exploit this to gain privileges and send e-mail messages from the account of the hplip user. This update alters hplip behaviour by preventing users from setting alerts and by moving alert configuration to a root-controlled /etc/hp/alerts.conf file. (CVE-2008-2940) It was discovered that the hpssd tool of hplip did not correctly handle certain commands. A local attacker could use a specially crafted packet to crash hpssd, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2008-2941)
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