Debian: DSA-3752-1: pcsc-lite security update

Date04 Jan 2017

Posted ByLinuxSecurity Advisories

Peter Wu discovered that a use-after-free in the pscd PC/SC daemon of PCSC-Lite might result in denial of service or potentially privilege escalation.

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Debian Security Advisory DSA-3752-1                   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
https://www.debian.org/security/                       Moritz Muehlenhoff
January 04, 2017                      https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : pcsc-lite
CVE ID         : CVE-2016-10109

Peter Wu discovered that a use-after-free in the pscd PC/SC daemon of
PCSC-Lite might result in denial of service or potentially privilege
escalation.

For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.8.13-1+deb8u1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.8.20-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your pcsc-lite packages.

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these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
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