NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting sane-backends-autoconfig package, versions <1.0.31-6.3.2


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (34th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES152-SANEBACKENDSAUTOCONFIG-2699825
  • published14 Apr 2022
  • disclosed28 Oct 2020

Introduced: 28 Oct 2020

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

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.2 sane-backends-autoconfig to version 1.0.31-6.3.2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream sane-backends-autoconfig package and not the sane-backends-autoconfig package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.2 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 Scores

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