SB2021052036 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for sane-backends 



SB2021052036 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for sane-backends

Published: May 20, 2021

Security Bulletin ID SB2021052036
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-12867)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper memory management issues within epson2 component. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.