CVE-2023-5992
Published: January 31, 2024Last modified: September 30, 2025
Description
A vulnerability was found in OpenSC where PKCS#1 encryption padding removal is not implemented as side-channel resistant. This issue may result in the potential leak of private data.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 5.9 |
| Attack Vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | HIGH |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity impact | NONE |
| Availability impact | NONE |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | opensc | Fixed (0.26.0-r0) |
| Stream | opensc | Fixed (0.25.1-r0) |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0966
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0967
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5992
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2248685
- https://github.com/OpenSC/OpenSC/wiki/CVE-2023-5992
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/12/msg00026.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/OWIZ5ZLO5ECYPLSTESCF7I7PQO5X6ZSU/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/RJI2FWLY24EOPALQ43YPQEZMEP3APPPI/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/UECKC7X4IM4YZQ5KRQMNBNKNOXLZC7RZ/
- https://www.usenix.org/system/files/usenixsecurity24-shagam.pdf