Package : pcsc-lite Vulnerability : buffer overflow Problem type : local Debian-specific: no CVE Id(s) : CVE-2010-0407 Debian Bug : 585791
The update for PCSCD caused a regression with some card readers. This update corrects that regression. The full advisory is below for completeness.
It was discovered that PCSCD, a daemon to access smart cards, was vulnerable to a buffer overflow allowing a local attacker to elevate his privileges to root.
For the stable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in version 1.4.102-1+lenny3.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 1.5.4-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your pcsc-lite package.
Upgrade instructions - --------------------
wget url will fetch the file for you dpkg -i file.deb will install the referenced file.
If you are using the apt-get package manager, use the line for sources.list as given below:
apt-get update will update the internal database apt-get upgrade will install corrected packages
You may use an automated update by adding the resources from the footer to the proper configuration.
Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 alias lenny - --------------------------------