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TI-2013-03789 Aliases CVE-2013-4325GHSA-7hxg-9wxx-g3mp

The check_permission_v1 function in base/pkit.py in HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP)…

Priority LOW 31CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

The check_permission_v1 function in base/pkit.py in HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) through 3.13.9 does not properly use D-Bus for communication with a polkit authority, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging a PolkitUnixProcess PolkitSubject race condition via a (1) setuid process or (2) pkexec process.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00419 36th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 35

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0VulnerableHewlett Packard Enterprise
cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0VulnerableHewlett Packard Enterprise
cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:2.7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.10VulnerableHewlett Packard Enterprise
cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.9.2VulnerableHewlett Packard Enterprise
cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.9.4VulnerableHewlett Packard Enterprise
cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.9.4b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.9.4bVulnerableHewlett Packard Enterprise
cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.9.6VulnerableHewlett Packard Enterprise
cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.9.8VulnerableHewlett Packard Enterprise
cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.9.10VulnerableHewlett Packard Enterprise
cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.9.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.9.12VulnerableHewlett Packard Enterprise
Show 25 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.10.2VulnerableHewlett Packard Enterprise
cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.10.5VulnerableHewlett Packard Enterprise
cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.10.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.10.6VulnerableHewlett Packard Enterprise
cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.10.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.10.9VulnerableHewlett Packard Enterprise
cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.11.1VulnerableHewlett Packard Enterprise
cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.11.3VulnerableHewlett Packard Enterprise
cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.11.3a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.11.3aVulnerableHewlett Packard Enterprise
cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.11.5VulnerableHewlett Packard Enterprise
cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.11.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.11.7VulnerableHewlett Packard Enterprise
cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.11.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.11.10VulnerableHewlett Packard Enterprise
cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.12.2VulnerableHewlett Packard Enterprise
cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.12.4VulnerableHewlett Packard Enterprise
cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.12.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.12.6VulnerableHewlett Packard Enterprise
cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.12.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.12.9VulnerableHewlett Packard Enterprise
cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.12.10VulnerableHewlett Packard Enterprise
cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.12.10:a:*:*:*:*:*:*3.12.10 aVulnerableHewlett Packard Enterprise
cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.12.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.12.11VulnerableHewlett Packard Enterprise
cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.13.2VulnerableHewlett Packard Enterprise
cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.13.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.13.3VulnerableHewlett Packard Enterprise
cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.13.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.13.4VulnerableHewlett Packard Enterprise
cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.13.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.13.5VulnerableHewlett Packard Enterprise
cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.13.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.13.6VulnerableHewlett Packard Enterprise
cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.13.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.13.7VulnerableHewlett Packard Enterprise
cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.13.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.13.8VulnerableHewlett Packard Enterprise
cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.13.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.13.9VulnerableHewlett Packard Enterprise

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2013:1274 Released 2013-09-19 · Red Hat rating Important
    hplip security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) hpijs-1:3.12.4-4.el6_4.1, hplip-3.12.4-4.el6_4.1, hplip-common-3.12.4-4.el6_4.1 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) hpijs-1:3.12.4-4.el6_4.1, hplip-3.12.4-4.el6_4.1, hplip-common-3.12.4-4.el6_4.1 +4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) hpijs-1:3.12.4-4.el6_4.1, hplip-3.12.4-4.el6_4.1, hplip-common-3.12.4-4.el6_4.1 +3

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2013:1274
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2013:1274
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2013:1274
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-4325
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7hxg-9wxx-g3mp

References

Advisory 5

Other 2

  • TI-2007-05013 hpssd in Hewlett-Packard Linux Imaging and Printing Project (hplip) 1.x and 2.x before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.6
  • TI-2010-04016 Stack-based buffer overflow in the hpmud_get_pml function in io/hpmud/pml.c in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2011-02358 foomatic-rip-hplip in HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) 3.11.5 allows remote… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2013-05380 upgrade.py in the hp-upgrade service in HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) 3.x through… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2008-02814 The alert-mailing implementation in HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) 1.6.7 allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2008-02815 The hpssd message parser in hpssd.py in HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) 1.6.7… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.9
See all 10 →

Sources

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