USN-7346-3: OpenSC vulnerabilities

USN-7346-1 fixed vulnerabilities in OpenSC. The update introduced a regression which broke smartcard based authentication. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: It was discovered that OpenSC did not correctly handle certain memory operations...

The vulnerability of the OpenSC smart card handling library, related to writing beyond the buffer boundary, allows a violator to trigger a service failure.

The vulnerability of the OpenSC smart card handling library is related to writing beyond the buffer boundaries. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow a malicious actor to cause service failures...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-7346-2)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

USN-7346-2 opensc regression

USN-7346-1 fixed vulnerabilities in OpenSC. The update introduced a regression in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. The security fix has been removed pending further investigation. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: It was discovered that OpenSC...

USN-7346-2: OpenSC regression

USN-7346-1 fixed vulnerabilities in OpenSC. The update introduced a regression in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. The security fix has been removed pending further investigation. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: It was discovered that OpenSC...

Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2025-0096)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

MGASA-2025-0096 Updated opensc packages fix security vulnerabilities

Heap buffer overflow in openpgp driver when generating key. CVE-2024-8443 Usage of uninitialized values in libopensc and pkcs15init. CVE-2024-45615 Uninitialized values after incorrect check or usage of apdu response values in libopensc. CVE-2024-45616 Uninitialized values after incorrect or...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-7346-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

USN-7346-1: OpenSC vulnerabilities

It was discovered that OpenSC did not correctly handle certain memory operations, which could lead to a use-after-free vulnerability. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and...

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 24.10 : OpenSC vulnerabilities (USN-7346-1)

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 24.10 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-7346-1 advisory. It was discovered that OpenSC did not correctly handle certain memory operations, which could lea...

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-40661

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - Several memory vulnerabilities were identified within the OpenSC packages, particularly in the card enrollment process using pkcs15-init when a user or...

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2021-42781

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - Heap buffer overflow issues were found in Opensc before version 0.22.0 in pkcs15-oberthur.c that could potentially crash programs using the library...

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-45616

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - A vulnerability was found in OpenSC, OpenSC tools, PKCS11 module, minidriver, and CTK. An attacker could use a crafted USB Device or Smart Card, which would...

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-45618

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - A vulnerability was found in pkcs15-init in OpenSC. An attacker could use a crafted USB Device or Smart Card, which would present the system with a specially...

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2021-42782

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - Stack buffer overflow issues were found in Opensc before version 0.22.0 in various places that could potentially crash programs using the library. CVE-2021-4278...

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-45620

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - A vulnerability was found in the pkcs15-init tool in OpenSC. An attacker could use a crafted USB Device or Smart Card, which would present the system with a...

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-45615

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - A vulnerability was found in OpenSC, OpenSC tools, PKCS11 module, minidriver, and CTK. The problem is missing initialization of variables expected to be...

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-45619

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - A vulnerability was found in OpenSC, OpenSC tools, PKCS11 module, minidriver, and CTK. An attacker could use a crafted USB Device or Smart Card, which would...

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-5992

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - A vulnerability was found in OpenSC where PKCS1 encryption padding removal is not implemented as side- channel resistant. This issue may result in the potential...

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2019-19481

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - An issue was discovered in OpenSC through 0.19.0 and 0.20.x through 0.20.0-rc3. libopensc/card-cac1.c mishandles buffer limits for CAC certificates...