Information Disclosure in Opensuse (CVE-2017-6318)
Summary
Vulnerability in Opensuse (CVE-2017-6318). Confidential information can be exposed externally.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
saned in sane-backends 1.0.25 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive memory information via a crafted SANE_NET_CONTROL_OPTION packet.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2017-6318 has been found in Opensuse.
Confidential information can be exposed externally. CVSS score: 7.5/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Opensuse CVE-2017-6318" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2017-6318 (Opensuse) — CWE-200 / CVSS v3 7.5
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
Information disclosure (CWE-200) exists in Opensuse.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Opensuse.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.5/10). Confidential information can be exposed externally.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'Opensuse' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'Opensuse' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で
Opensuseを grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2017-6318 sane-backends Fixed in: 1.0.25-4
References
- advisory lists.alioth.debian.org
- advisory lists.alioth.debian.org
- advisory lists.opensuse.org
- advisory alioth.debian.org
- advisory lists.alioth.debian.org
- web securityfocus.com
- web usn.ubuntu.com