Security update for opensc

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:4065-1
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2021-42782 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2021-42782 ( NVD ): 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2023-40661 ( SUSE ): 5.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
  • CVE-2023-40661 ( NVD ): 6.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for opensc fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2021-42782: Fixed several stack buffer overflows (bsc#1191957).
  • CVE-2023-40661: Fixed several memory safety issues that could happen during the card enrollment process using pkcs15-init (bsc#1215761).

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2023-4065=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2023-4065=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2023-4065=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • opensc-debuginfo-0.13.0-3.25.1
    • opensc-debugsource-0.13.0-3.25.1
    • opensc-0.13.0-3.25.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • opensc-debuginfo-0.13.0-3.25.1
    • opensc-debugsource-0.13.0-3.25.1
    • opensc-0.13.0-3.25.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • opensc-debuginfo-0.13.0-3.25.1
    • opensc-debugsource-0.13.0-3.25.1
    • opensc-0.13.0-3.25.1

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