SUSE update for hplip
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2020-6923 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-119 |
| Exploitation vector | Local network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 Operating systems & Components / Operating system hplip-sane-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component hplip-devel Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component hplip-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component hplip-sane Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component hplip-hpijs Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component hplip-udev-rules Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component hplip-hpijs-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component hplip-debugsource Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component hplip Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | SUSE |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow
EUVDB-ID: #VU102296
Risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-6923
CWE-ID:
CWE-119 - Memory corruption
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error. A remote attacker on the local network can trigger memory corruption and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Update the affected package hplip to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsSUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended: Security
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5: LTSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12: SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12: SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12: SP5
hplip-sane-debuginfo: before 3.24.4-3.5.1
hplip-devel: before 3.24.4-3.5.1
hplip-debuginfo: before 3.24.4-3.5.1
hplip-sane: before 3.24.4-3.5.1
hplip-hpijs: before 3.24.4-3.5.1
hplip-udev-rules: before 3.24.4-3.5.1
hplip-hpijs-debuginfo: before 3.24.4-3.5.1
hplip-debugsource: before 3.24.4-3.5.1
hplip: before 3.24.4-3.5.1
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_12_sp5_ltss_extended:Security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_12_sp5:LTSS:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications_12:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_12:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_12:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:hplip-sane-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:hplip-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:hplip-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:hplip-sane:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:hplip-hpijs:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:hplip-udev-rules:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:hplip-hpijs-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:hplip-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:hplip:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2025/suse-su-20250290-1/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the local network (LAN).
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
