Memory Leak Affecting opensc package, versions <0.20.0-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.2% (82nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-OPENSC-20360763
  • published1 Oct 2026
  • 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 Echo:latest 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 Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest 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.