CVE-2013-6402 Information

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.

Reference

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=725876 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00087.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00098.html http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2829 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2085-1 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=852368 https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-6402