ALSA-2023:7879

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    ALSA-2023:7879

    Published: 19 Dec 2023Last Modified: 29 Oct 2026

    Summary: Moderate: opensc security update

    Details: The OpenSC set of libraries and utilities provides support for working with smart cards. OpenSC focuses on cards that support cryptographic operations and enables their use for authentication, mail encryption, or digital signatures. Security Fix(es): * OpenSC: Potential PIN bypass when card tracks its own login state (CVE-2023-40660) * OpenSC: multiple memory issues with pkcs15-init (enrollment tool) (CVE-2023-40661) * OpenSC: out-of-bounds read in MyEID driver handling encryption using symmetric keys (CVE-2023-4535) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

    References: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7879, https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-40660, https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-40661, https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4535, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2240912, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2240913, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2240914, https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2023-7879.html

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: opensc

    Purl: pkg:rpm/almalinux/opensc

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.23.0-3.el9_3

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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