Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting opensc package, versions <0:0.20.0-4.el8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (21st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-OPENSC-3995751
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed6 Oct 2020

Introduced: 6 Oct 2020

CVE-2020-26570  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 opensc to version 0:0.20.0-4.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2021:1600.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream opensc package and not the opensc package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

The Oberthur smart card software driver in OpenSC before 0.21.0-rc1 has a heap-based buffer overflow in sc_oberthur_read_file.

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