CVE-2016-10109

pcsc-lite: Use-after-free of cardsList due to SCardReleaseContext invocations

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

CVSS 3.0

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Published · December 30, 2016

Updated · May 13, 2026

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in pcsc-lite before 1.8.20 allows a remote attackers to cause denial of service (crash) via a command that uses "cardsList" after the handle has been released through the SCardReleaseContext function.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 5.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-416 · Use After Free