USN-3176-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3176-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3176-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3176-1
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Published
2017-01-23T17:59:44.877109Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:34:20Z
Summary
pcsc-lite vulnerability
Details

Peter Wu discovered that the PC/SC service did not correctly handle certain resources. A local attacker could use this issue to cause PC/SC to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code with root privileges.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / pcsc-lite

Package

Name
pcsc-lite
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/pcsc-lite@1.8.10-1ubuntu1.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.8.10-1ubuntu1.1

Affected versions

1.*

1.8.6-3ubuntu1b1
1.8.6-3ubuntu2
1.8.10-1ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.8.10-1ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "libpcsclite-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.8.10-1ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "libpcsclite1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.8.10-1ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "pcscd"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2016-10109"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / pcsc-lite

Package

Name
pcsc-lite
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/pcsc-lite@1.8.14-1ubuntu1.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.8.14-1ubuntu1.16.04.1

Affected versions

1.*

1.8.14-1ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.8.14-1ubuntu1.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libpcsclite-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.8.14-1ubuntu1.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libpcsclite1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.8.14-1ubuntu1.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "pcscd"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2016-10109"
        }
    ]
}