Description
base/pkit.py in HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) through 3.13.11 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/hp-pkservice.log temporary file.
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 | 3.13.11-2.1 | — |
| Debian 12 | hplip | 3.13.11-2.1 | — |
| Debian 7 | hplip | 3.12.6-3.1+deb7u1 | DSA-2829-1 |
| Debian 6.0 | hplip | 3.10.6-2+squeeze2 | DSA-2829-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | hplip | 3.16.10-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10083-1 |
Advisories 2
- DSA-2829-1 hplip - several Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10083-1 hplip-3.16.10-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- USN-2085-1 vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=852368
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-6402
- openSUSE-SU-2014:0127 vendor-advisory
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=725876
- DSA-2829 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2014:0146 vendor-advisory