Memory leak in opensc (Alpine package)

1) Memory leak

EUVDB-ID: #VU17200

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 0.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-6502

CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform DoS attack on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due memory leak in sc_context_create in ctx.c in libopensc. A local user can trigger memory leak and perform denial of service attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

opensc (Alpine package): 0.13.0-r0 - 0.19.0-r3

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:alpine:opensc_alpine_package:0.13.0-r0:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:2.7
• cpe:2.3:o:alpine:opensc_alpine_package:0.14.0-r0:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:3.2
• cpe:2.3:o:alpine:opensc_alpine_package:0.15.0-r0:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:3.3

External links

https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=dae98cd340ff7dc76ebb8d7cf1b949c488688a77
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=8a19072c6d6a326b70858085a9dc1d29861fb3da

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. The attacker should have physical access to the system in order to successfully exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.