MGASA-2014-0033 Updated hplip package fixes security vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the HPLIP Polkit daemon incorrectly handled temporary files. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to overwrite arbitrary files. CVE-2013-6402 It was discovered that HPLIP contained an upgrade tool that would download code in an unsafe fashion. If a remote attacker...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : hplip (MDVSA-2014:023)

Updated hplip packages fix security vulnerabilities : It was discovered that the HPLIP Polkit daemon incorrectly handled temporary files. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to overwrite arbitrary files CVE-2013-6402. It was discovered that HPLIP contained an upgrade tool that would...