Use-after-free in pcsc-lite - CVE-2016-10109
Published: February 23, 2017 / Updated: July 28, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU32180
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-10109
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when processing a command that uses "cardsList" after the handle has been released through the SCardReleaseContext function. A a remote attackers can cause denial of service (crash).
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
Affected software
pcsc-lite
Arch Linux
Gentoo Linux
Fedora
pcsc-lite (Alpine package)
pcsc-lite
Arch Linux
Gentoo Linux
Fedora
pcsc-lite (Alpine package)
pcsc-lite
How to mitigate CVE-2016-10109
Update to version 1.8.20.
pcsc-lite - update to 1.8.20
pcsc-lite (Alpine package) - update to 1.8.20-r0
pcsc-lite - addressed in versions 1.8.20-1.fc24, 1.8.20-1.fc25
pcsc-lite (Alpine package) - update to 1.8.20-r0
pcsc-lite - addressed in versions 1.8.20-1.fc24, 1.8.20-1.fc25
External References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3752
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/03/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95263
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3176-1
- https://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/pcsclite-muscle/Week-of-Mon-20161226/000779.html
- https://salsa.debian.org/rousseau/PCSC/-/commit/697fe05967af7ea215bcd5d5774be587780c9e22
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-01