Secunia Security Advisory - Red Hat has issued an update for hplip. This fixes a security issue, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
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TITLE:
Red Hat update for hplip
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA31499
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/31499/
CRITICAL:
Not critical
IMPACT:
DoS
WHERE:
Local system
OPERATING SYSTEM:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)
http://secunia.com/product/13652/
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)
http://secunia.com/product/13653/
DESCRIPTION:
Red Hat has issued an update for hplip. This fixes a security issue,
which can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS
(Denial of Service).
For more information:
SA31470
SOLUTION:
Updated packages are available via Red Hat Network.
http://rhn.redhat.com
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0818.html
OTHER REFERENCES:
SA31470:
http://secunia.com/advisories/31470/
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