CVE-2020-12862 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

A malicious network device can trigger an out-of-bounds read in SANE Backends to leak sensitive memory information like ASLR offsets.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2020-12862?

CVE-2020-12862 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 24 Jun 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An out-of-bounds read in SANE Backends before 1.0.30 may allow a malicious device connected to the same local network as the victim to read important information, such as the ASLR offsets of the program, aka GHSL-2020-082.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-12862?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Opensuse Leap, Sane-Project Sane Backends.

How do I fix CVE-2020-12862?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2020-12862 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-12862 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2020-12862, GHSA-9cxx-xcj5-q2jx, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-12862.

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