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From: Sean Amoss <ackle@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201401-17 ] PCSC-Lite: Arbitrary code execution
Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2014 17:55:42
Message-Id: 52DEB386.4020000@gentoo.org
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201401-17
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: PCSC-Lite: Arbitrary code execution
9 Date: January 21, 2014
10 Bugs: #349561
11 ID: 201401-17
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15 Synopsis
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18 A vulnerability in PCSC-Lite could result in execution of arbitrary
19 code or Denial of Service.
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21 Background
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24 PCSC-Lite is a PC/SC Architecture smartcard middleware library.
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26 Affected packages
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30 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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32 1 sys-apps/pcsc-lite < 1.6.6 >= 1.6.6
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34 Description
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37 PCSC-Lite contains a stack-based buffer overflow in the ATRDecodeAtr
38 function in the
39 Answer-to-Reset Handler (atrhandler.c).
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41 Impact
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44 A physically proximate attacker could execute arbitrary code or cause a
45 Denial of Service condition.
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47 Workaround
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50 There is no known workaround at this time.
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52 Resolution
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55 All PCSC-Lite users should upgrade to the latest version:
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57 # emerge --sync
58 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-apps/pcsc-lite-1.6.6"
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60 NOTE: This is a legacy GLSA. Updates for all affected architectures are
61 available since January 10, 2011. It is likely that your system is
62 already no longer affected by this issue.
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64 References
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67 [ 1 ] CVE-2010-4531
68 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-4531
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70 Availability
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73 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
74 the Gentoo Security Website:
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76 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201401-17.xml
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78 Concerns?
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81 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
82 confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
83 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
84 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
85 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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87 License
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90 Copyright 2014 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
91 belongs to its owner(s).
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93 The contents of this document are licensed under the
94 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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96 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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