Use of Uninitialized Variable Affecting opensc package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (15th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-OPENSC-7885788
  • published3 Sept 2024
  • disclosed2 Sept 2024

Introduced: 2 Sep 2024

CVE-2024-45618  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-457  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:8 opensc.

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.

A vulnerability was found in pkcs15-init in OpenSC. An attacker could use a crafted USB Device or Smart Card, which would present the system with a specially crafted response to APDUs.

Insufficient or missing checking of return values of functions leads to unexpected work with variables that have not been initialized.

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