Debian Security Advisory
DLA-775-1 hplip -- LTS security update
- Date Reported:
- 01 Jan 2017
- Affected Packages:
- hplip
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2015-0839.
- More information:
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- CVE-2015-0839
The hplip plugin download function verifies the driver using a short-key. This is not secure because it is trivial to generate keys with arbitrary key IDs.
For Debian 7
Wheezy
, these problems have been fixed in version 3.12.6-3.1+deb7u2.We recommend that you upgrade your hplip packages.
Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
- CVE-2015-0839