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Fedora 24: 2017-8311440c55 Moderate: pcsc-lite Use-After-Free

New upstream release. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2017-8311440c55 2017-01-13 02:30:49.295481 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name : pcsc-lite Product : Fedora 24 Version : 1.8.20 Release : 1.fc24 URL : Summary : PC/SC Lite smart card framework and applications Description : The purpose of PC/SC Lite is to provide a Windows(R) SCard interface in a very small form factor for communicating to smartcards and readers. PC/SC Lite uses the same winscard API as used under Windows(R). This package includes the PC/SC Lite daemon, a resource manager that coordinates communications with smart card readers and smart cards that are connected to the system, as well as other command line tools. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Information: New upstream release -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- References: [ 1 ] Bug #1410074 - CVE-2016-10109 pcsc-lite: Use-after-free of cardsList due to SCardReleaseContext invocations https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1410074 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade pcsc-lite' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at https://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at https://fedoraproject.org/security/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ package-announce mailing list -- This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. To unsubscribe send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Uncover the new Fedorarelease for pcsc-lite tackling urgent vulnerabilities in smart card interactions.. Fedora Security Update, PC/SC Lite Update, Smart Card Framework. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Jan 13, 2017 Fedora