NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting sane package, versions <1.0.30-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.04% (60th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE314-SANE-1309205
  • published10 Dec 2020
  • disclosed24 Jun 2020

Introduced: 24 Jun 2020

CVE-2020-12866  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.14 sane to version 1.0.30-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream sane package and not the sane package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.14 relevant fixed versions and status.

A NULL pointer dereference in SANE Backends before 1.0.30 allows a malicious device connected to the same local network as the victim to cause a denial of service, GHSL-2020-079.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1