Fedora 26: SANE-Backends Security Advisory for Critical Memory Leak
fedora
April 1, 2017
CVE-2017-6318 sane-backends: SANE_NET_CONTROL_OPTION response packet may contain memory contents of the server [fedora-all]
Summary
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 (flatbed scanner,
hand-held scanner, video and still cameras, frame-grabbers, etc.).
Update Information:
CVE-2017-6318 sane-backends: SANE_NET_CONTROL_OPTION response packet may contain memory contents of the server [fedora-all]
Topics Covered
Change Log
References
[ 1 ] Bug #1428886 - CVE-2017-6318 sane-backends: SANE_NET_CONTROL_OPTION response packet may contain memory contents of the server [fedora-all]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1428886
Update Instructions
This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade sane-backends' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at https://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html
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Name: sane-backends
Product: Fedora 26
Version: 1.0.25
Release: 7.fc26
Summary: Scanner access software
Topics Covered
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