CVE-2013-4325 Race condition in n/a

Medium 6.9 Published 23 Sep 2013 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Local attackers can exploit a race condition in HPLIP's polkit communication to bypass access restrictions and escalate privileges.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2013-4325?

CVE-2013-4325 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Sep 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-4325?

It affects 1 product.

Linux distribution packages (21)

`hpijs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	All versions	`1:3.12.4-4.el6_4.1`
`hplip` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	All versions	`0:3.12.4-4.el6_4.1`
`hplip-common` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	All versions	`0:3.12.4-4.el6_4.1`
`hplip-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	All versions	`0:3.12.4-4.el6_4.1`
`hplip-gui` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	All versions	`0:3.12.4-4.el6_4.1`
`hplip-libs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	All versions	`0:3.12.4-4.el6_4.1`
`libsane-hpaio` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	All versions	`0:3.12.4-4.el6_4.1`
`hpijs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	All versions	`1:3.12.4-4.el6_4.1`
`hplip` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	All versions	`0:3.12.4-4.el6_4.1`
`hplip-common` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	All versions	`0:3.12.4-4.el6_4.1`
`hplip-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	All versions	`0:3.12.4-4.el6_4.1`
`hplip-gui` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	All versions	`0:3.12.4-4.el6_4.1`
`hplip-libs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	All versions	`0:3.12.4-4.el6_4.1`
`libsane-hpaio` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	All versions	`0:3.12.4-4.el6_4.1`
`hpijs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	All versions	`1:3.12.4-4.el6_4.1`
`hplip` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	All versions	`0:3.12.4-4.el6_4.1`
`hplip-common` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	All versions	`0:3.12.4-4.el6_4.1`
`hplip-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	All versions	`0:3.12.4-4.el6_4.1`
`hplip-gui` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	All versions	`0:3.12.4-4.el6_4.1`
`hplip-libs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	All versions	`0:3.12.4-4.el6_4.1`
`libsane-hpaio` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	All versions	`0:3.12.4-4.el6_4.1`

Products include Hp Linux Imaging and Printing Project.

How do I fix CVE-2013-4325?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2013-4325 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-4325 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4325, GHSA-7hxg-9wxx-g3mp, RHSA-2013:1274.