# CVE-2016-1896: Race condition in the initialization process on Lexmark printers with firmware ATL before ATL.02.049, CB before CB.02.049, PP before PP.02.0

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2016-01-27 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Race condition in the initialization process on Lexmark printers with firmware ATL before ATL.02.049, CB before CB.02.049, PP before PP.02.049, and YK before YK.02.049 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by leveraging incorrect detection of the security-jumper status.

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## Related

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## References

- http://support.lexmark.com/index?page=content&id=TE745

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