[PLSA 2008-33] [UPDATED] Opensc: Security Bypass

[Pınar Yanardağ <pinar () pardus org tr>]

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Pardus Linux Security Advisory 2008-33            security () pardus org tr
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       Date: 2008-08-31
   Severity: 2
       Type: Remote
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Summary
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[UPDATE]: Last security update with OpenSC 0.11.5 had a small glitch due
to a strict check, so this version fixes that issue.

A  security  issue has been reported in OpenSC, which can be exploited by malicious people
to bypass certain security restrictions.


Description
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The security issue is caused due to the application improperly  setting
the ADMIN file control information to  "00"  while  initializing  smart
cards having a Siemens CardOS M4 operating system. This can be exploited
to change a user PIN code without having the PIN or PUK  if  the  smart
card was initialized with OpenSC.


Affected packages:

   Pardus 2008:
     opensc, all before 0.11.6-7-2


Resolution
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There are update(s) for opensc. You can update them via Package Manager
or with a single command from console:

     pisi up opensc

References
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   * http://bugs.pardus.org.tr/show_bug.cgi?id=8066
   * http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.comp.security.oss.general/863
   * http://www.opensc-project.org/pipermail/opensc-announce/2008-July/000020.html
   * http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2008-2235
   * http://secunia.com/advisories/31330

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-- 
Pınar Yanardağ
Pardus Security Team
http://security.pardus.org.tr


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