CVE-2024-8443
Publication date 10 September 2024
Last updated 26 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability was found in the libopensc OpenPGP driver. A crafted USB device or smart card with malicious responses to the APDUs during the card enrollment process using the `pkcs15-init` tool may lead to out-of-bound rights, possibly resulting in arbitrary code execution.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| opensc | 26.04 LTS resolute |
Not affected
|
| 25.10 questing |
Not affected
|
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| 24.04 LTS noble |
Fixed 0.25.0~rc1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
|
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| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Fixed 0.22.0-1ubuntu2+esm1
|
|
| 20.04 LTS focal |
Fixed 0.20.0-3ubuntu0.1~esm4
|
|
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
|
|
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
|
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| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
2.9 · Low
|
| Attack vector | Physical |
| Attack complexity | High |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | Low |
| Integrity impact | Low |
| Availability impact | None |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-7346-1
- OpenSC vulnerabilities
- 12 March 2025
- USN-7346-3
- OpenSC vulnerabilities
- 9 April 2025