CVE-2024-8443

opensc: A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability was found in the libopenscOpenPGP driver

CVE-2024-8443 is fixed in 4 products on 1 platform, first by opensc 0.20.0-3ubuntu0.1~esm4, released September 10, 2024. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
2.9
Medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0035
28th percentile

A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability was found in the libopenscOpenPGP driver. A crafted USB device or smart card with malicious responsesto the APDUs during the card enrollment process using the `pkcs15-init`tool may lead to out-of-bound rights, possibly resulting in arbitrary codeexecution.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
opensc · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 0.23.0-0.3+deb12u2 DEBIAN-CVE-2024-8443 Sep 10, 2024
opensc · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 0.25.1-2.1 DEBIAN-CVE-2024-8443 Sep 10, 2024
opensc · Debian 14 0.25.1-2.1 DEBIAN-CVE-2024-8443 Sep 10, 2024
opensc · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 0.20.0-3ubuntu0.1~esm4 opensc 0.20.0-3ubuntu0.1~esm4 Sep 10, 2024
opensc · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 0.22.0-1ubuntu2+esm1 opensc 0.22.0-1ubuntu2+esm1 Sep 10, 2024
opensc · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 0.25.0~rc1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 opensc 0.25.0~rc1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Sep 10, 2024
opensc · Ubuntu 24.10 (oracular) 0.25.1-2ubuntu1.1 opensc 0.25.1-2ubuntu1.1 Jan 16, 2026
opensc · amzn 2023 0.24.0-1.amzn2023.0.4 ALAS2023-2024-775 Dec 5, 2024
opensc · opensuse-leap 15.6 0.22.0-150600.11.3.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3444-1 Sep 25, 2024
opensc · sles 15.6 0.22.0-150600.11.3.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3444-1 Sep 25, 2024
opensc-debuginfo · amzn 2023 0.24.0-1.amzn2023.0.4 ALAS2023-2024-775 Dec 5, 2024
opensc-debugsource · amzn 2023 0.24.0-1.amzn2023.0.4 ALAS2023-2024-775 Dec 5, 2024
opensc-pkcs11 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 0.20.0-3ubuntu0.1~esm4 opensc-pkcs11 0.20.0-3ubuntu0.1~esm4 Sep 10, 2024
opensc-pkcs11 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 0.22.0-1ubuntu2+esm1 opensc-pkcs11 0.22.0-1ubuntu2+esm1 Sep 10, 2024
opensc-pkcs11 · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 0.25.0~rc1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 opensc-pkcs11 0.25.0~rc1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Sep 10, 2024
opensc-pkcs11 · Ubuntu 24.10 (oracular) 0.25.1-2ubuntu1.1 opensc-pkcs11 0.25.1-2ubuntu1.1 Jan 16, 2026

Patch Radar data is free to use with attribution. Terms and how to credit it.

Product names, logos and trademarks shown on Patch Radar belong to their respective owners. They are used only to identify the software each security fix applies to and to help readers find their platform. Their use does not imply any affiliation with, or endorsement by, those owners, and Patchblox is not affiliated with any of them.