HP Linux Imaging and Printing System Security Bypass Vulnerability

Summary
This host is installed with HP Linux Imaging and Printing System and is prone to Security Bypass vulnerability.
Impact
Successful exploitation will let the attacker gain unauthorized privileges and escalate the privileges in a malicious way.
Solution
Upgrade to Higher version, http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/h/hplip/ ***** NOTE: Please ignore the warning, if patch is applied. *****
Insight
This flaw is due to the 'postinst' script of the hplip package which tries to change the permissions of user config files in an insecure manner.
Affected
HP Linux Imaging and Printing System version 2.7.7 or 2.8.2
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