Description
Several memory vulnerabilities were identified within the OpenSC packages, particularly in the card enrollment process using pkcs15-init when a user or administrator enrolls cards. To take advantage of these flaws, an attacker must have physical access to the computer system and employ a custom-crafted USB device or smart card to manipulate responses to APDUs. This manipulation can potentially allow compromise key generation, certificate loading, and other card management operations during enrollment.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| — | — | < 0.24.0 |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | — |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7876
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7879
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-40661Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2240913Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/OpenSC/OpenSC/issues/2792#issuecomment-1674806651VDB Entry
- https://github.com/OpenSC/OpenSC/releases/tag/0.24.0-rc1Release Notes
- https://github.com/OpenSC/OpenSC/wiki/OpenSC-security-advisoriesVendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/13/3
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7876
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7879
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-40661Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2240913Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/OpenSC/OpenSC/issues/2792#issuecomment-1674806651VDB Entry
- https://github.com/OpenSC/OpenSC/releases/tag/0.24.0-rc1Release Notes
- https://github.com/OpenSC/OpenSC/wiki/OpenSC-security-advisoriesVendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/11/msg00024.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/12/msg00026.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3CPQOMCDWFRBMEFR5VK4N5MMXXU42ODE/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GLYEFIBBA37TK3UNMZN5NOJ7IWCIXLQP/
Timeline
- Published
- Nov 6, 2023
- Last modified
- Nov 6, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified