Double Free Affecting opensc package, versions <0:0.19.0-3.el7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.66% (51st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-OPENSC-2539138
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed4 Sept 2018

Introduced: 4 Sep 2018

CVE-2018-16423  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-415  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 opensc to version 0:0.19.0-3.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2019-2154.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream opensc package and not the opensc package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

A double free when handling responses from a smartcard in sc_file_set_sec_attr in libopensc/sc.c in OpenSC before 0.19.0-rc1 could be used by attackers able to supply crafted smartcards to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact.