[Secure-testing-team] Bug#607732: opensc: buffer overflow with rogue cards

[Jamie Strandboge]

Package: opensc
Version: 0.11.13-1
Severity: grave
Tags: patch security
Justification: user security hole
User: ubuntu-devel at lists.ubuntu.com
Usertags: origin-ubuntu natty ubuntu-patch



In Ubuntu, the attached patch was applied to achieve the following:

  * SECURITY UPDATE: specially crafted cards may be able to execute code.
    - debian/patches/min-max.patch: Add MIN and MAX macros for last patch
    - debian/patches/buffer-overflow.patch: Fix potential buffer overflow
      by rogue cards. (LP: #692483)

This is upstream changesets:
https://www.opensc-project.org/opensc/changeset/4912
https://www.opensc-project.org/opensc/changeset/4913

This was originally submitted as an Ubuntu bug in:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/opensc/+bug/692483

This does not currently have a CVE assigned. Thanks for considering the patch.


-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
  APT prefers natty-updates
  APT policy: (500, 'natty-updates'), (500, 'natty-security'), (500, 'natty')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.37-10-generic (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
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