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Unscored USN-4470-1 8 CVEs

sane-backends vulnerabilities

Published Aug 24, 2020 · Updated Apr 22, 2026

Summary

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)

Fixed packages 3

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 16.04 LTS 16.04:LTS sane-backends 1.0.25+git20150528-1ubuntu2.16.04.3
Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS sane-backends 1.0.27-1~experimental3ubuntu2.3
Ubuntu · 20.04 LTS 20.04:LTS sane-backends 1.0.29-0ubuntu5.1

Vulnerabilities 8

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-6318
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-12861
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-12862
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-12863
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-12864
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-12865
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-12866
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-12867