Heap-based Buffer Overflow The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package opensc (opens in a new tab)
Threat Intelligence
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Test your applications- Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-OPENSC-17498339
- published26 Jun 2026
- disclosed4 Sept 2024
Introduced: 4 Sep 2024
CVE-2024-8443 (opens in a new tab)Amendment
The Red Hat security team deemed this advisory irrelevant for RHEL:10.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream opensc package and not the opensc package as distributed by RHEL.
A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability was found in the libopensc OpenPGP driver. A crafted USB device or smart card with malicious responses to the APDUs during the card enrollment process using the pkcs15-init tool may lead to out-of-bound rights, possibly resulting in arbitrary code execution.