Memory Leak Affecting opensc package, versions <0.20.0-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.26% (66th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-OPENSC-523481
  • published22 Jan 2019
  • disclosed22 Jan 2019

Introduced: 22 Jan 2019

CVE-2019-6502  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-401  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 opensc to version 0.20.0-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream opensc package and not the opensc package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

sc_context_create in ctx.c in libopensc in OpenSC 0.19.0 has a memory leak, as demonstrated by a call from eidenv.