Bug 146593

Summary:	cups-config-daemon allows unprivileged user to create a print queue
Product:	[Fedora] Fedora	Reporter:	Robert Nichols <rnichols42>
Component:	hal-cups-utils	Assignee:	John (J5) Palmieri <johnp>
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Version:	3	CC:	jkeck
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Description Robert Nichols 2005-01-30 05:59:56 UTC

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Description of problem:
When a currently unconfigured USB printer is connected to the system,
a popup dialog appears prompting for the selection of a driver.  There
is no check for authorization.  An unprivileged user should not be
allowed to create a print queue.

Until this problem is corrected, cups-config-daemon should not be run
on any system where security of the printer configuration is a concern.


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
hal-cups-utils-0.5.2-8

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Turn on or connect a currently unconfigured USB printer.


Additional info:

Comment 1 John (J5) Palmieri 2005-01-31 15:26:24 UTC

I fail to see how this is any different from mounting a disk, burning
to a cd or attaching a camera to a computer.  Risk is limited and
behavior can be modified by a sysadmin.

Comment 2 Robert Nichols 2005-01-31 18:15:26 UTC

When you unmount a disk or unplug a camera, the system goes back to
its previous state.  The added print queue, on the other hand,
persists until a system administrator removes it.

Comment 3 John (J5) Palmieri 2005-01-31 18:27:53 UTC

Ah, that is a bug.