ALSA-2021:1744

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    ALSA-2021:1744

    Published: 18 May 2021Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026

    Summary: Moderate: sane-backends security update

    Details: Scanner Access Now Easy (SANE) is a universal scanner interface. The SANE application programming interface (API) provides standardized access to any raster image scanner hardware (for example, flatbed scanners, hand-held scanners, video and still cameras, and frame-grabbers). Security Fix(es): * sane-backends: NULL pointer dereference in sanei_epson_net_read function (CVE-2020-12867) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section. Additional Changes: For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.

    References: https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2021-1744.html, https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2020-12867

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: sane-backends

    Purl: pkg:rpm/almalinux/sane-backends

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.0.27-22.el8

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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