Data exposure, modification, or interruption via uninitialized values
Published Sep 3, 2024 · Updated Jun 30, 2026
Use of uninitialized values in OpenSC before 0.26.0 allows physically proximate attackers to read or alter data or interrupt service. The cac_read_file, piv_get_challenge, sc_asn1_decode_object_id, sc_pkcs15emu_sc_hsm_decode_cvc, and PKCS#15 initialization paths consume variables that called functions leave unset when processing device responses. Exploitation requires a crafted USB device or smart card that supplies specially crafted APDU responses, and one affected path is limited to card enrollment.
Summary
What happened
Use of uninitialized values in OpenSC before 0.26.0 allows physically proximate attackers to read or alter data or interrupt service. The cac_read_file, piv_get_challenge, sc_asn1_decode_object_id, sc_pkcs15emu_sc_hsm_decode_cvc, and PKCS#15 initialization paths consume variables that called functions leave unset when processing device responses. Exploitation requires a crafted USB device or smart card that supplies specially crafted APDU responses, and one affected path is limited to card enrollment.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-45615
- Published
- Sep 3, 2024
- Updated
- Jun 30, 2026
- Vendor
- Red Hat
- Product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Classifications
- CWE-457, T1200
- Attack vector
- physical
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Sep 3, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jun 30, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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