USN-4470-1: sane-backends vulnerabilities
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4470-1
August 24, 2020
sane-backends vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in sane-backends.
Software Description:
- sane-backends: None
Details:
Kritphong Mongkhonvanit discovered that sane-backends incorrectly handled
certain packets. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain
sensitive memory information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
(CVE-2017-6318)
It was discovered that sane-backends incorrectly handled certain memory
operations. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute
arbitrary code. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu
20.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-12861)
It was discovered that sane-backends incorrectly handled certain memory
operations. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain
sensitive information. (CVE-2020-12862, CVE-2020-12863)
It was discovered that sane-backends incorrectly handled certain memory
operations. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain
sensitive information. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-12864)
It was discovered that sane-backends incorrectly handled certain memory
operations. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-12865)
It was discovered that sane-backends incorrectly handled certain memory
operations. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
denial of service. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu
20.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-12866)
It was discovered that sane-backends incorrectly handled certain memory
operations. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
denial of service. (CVE-2020-12867)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
libsane1 1.0.29-0ubuntu5.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
libsane1 1.0.27-1~experimental3ubuntu2.3
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
libsane 1.0.25+git20150528-1ubuntu2.16.04.3
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4470-1
CVE-2017-6318, CVE-2020-12861, CVE-2020-12862, CVE-2020-12863,
CVE-2020-12864, CVE-2020-12865, CVE-2020-12866, CVE-2020-12867
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sane-backends/1.0.29-0ubuntu5.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sane-backends/1.0.27-1~experimental3ubuntu2.3
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sane-backends/1.0.25+git20150528-1ubuntu2.16.04.3
A sane-backends security update has been released for Ubuntu Linux 20.04 LTS, 18.04 LTS, 16.04 LTS.
