Description
HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) through 3.12.4 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) /tmp/hpcupsfilterc_#.bmp, (2) /tmp/hpcupsfilterk_#.bmp, (3) /tmp/hpcups_job#.out, (4) /tmp/hpijs_#####.out, or (5) /tmp/hpps_job#.out temporary file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-2722.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 13 | hplip | 3.12.6-3.1 | — |
| Debian 12 | hplip | 3.12.6-3.1 | — |
| Debian 7 | hplip | 3.12.6-3.1+deb7u1 | DSA-2829-1 |
| Debian 6.0 | hplip | 3.10.6-2+squeeze2 | DSA-2829-1 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 6 | hpijs | 1:3.12.4-4.el6 | RHSA-2013:0500 |
| RHEL 6 | hplip +4 | 3.12.4-4.el6 | RHSA-2013:0500 |
Advisories 2
- RHSA-2013:0500 Red Hat Security Advisory: hplip security, bug fix and enhancement update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- DSA-2829-1 hplip - several Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- 55083 third-party-advisory
- USN-1981-1 vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=902163
- DSA-2829 vendor-advisory
- MDVSA-2013:088 vendor-advisory
- http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/release_notes.html
- https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2013-0072