Debian Security Advisory

DLA-2231-1 sane-backends -- LTS security update

Date Reported:
31 May 2020
Affected Packages:
sane-backends
Vulnerable:
Yes
Security database references:
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2020-12867.
More information:

Remote denial of service and several memory management issues were fixed in the epson2 driver.

For Debian 8 Jessie, this problem has been fixed in version 1.0.24-8+deb8u3.

We recommend that you upgrade your sane-backends packages if you are using the epson2 driver.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS