CVE-2024-1454

Opensc: memory use after free in authentic driver when updating token info

LOW
3.4
CVSS Score
Published: February 12, 2024 at 10:29 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:04 AM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsFedoraEnterprise LinuxOpenSC

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Severity
LOW3.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

The use-after-free vulnerability was found in the AuthentIC driver in OpenSC packages, occuring in the card enrolment process using pkcs15-init when a user or administrator enrols or modifies cards. An attacker must have physical access to the computer system and requires a crafted USB device or smart card to present the system with specially crafted responses to the APDUs, which are considered high complexity and low severity. This manipulation can allow for compromised card management operations during enrolment.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 0.25.0
Affected range stops below 0.25.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Vendor states this is fixed in 7 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 8 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 9 (unaffected)

Remediation

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No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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CVSS

3.4LOWredhat
Attack Vector
PHYSICAL
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-416

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