CVE-2024-45615: Use of Uninitialized Variable
CVE-2024-45615 is a low-severity vulnerability in OpenSC and related components caused by the use of uninitialized variables. These variables, expected to be initialized before use, are missing initialization, potentially affecting OpenSC tools, PKCS#11 module, minidriver, and CTK. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 3.9, indicating low impact. No known exploits are reported in the wild. The vendor advisory from Red Hat is available but does not explicitly state patch availability or remediation status.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves missing initialization of variables in OpenSC and its related components, which may lead to unintended behavior when these variables are used as arguments to other functions. The issue affects OpenSC tools, PKCS#11 module, minidriver, and CTK. The CVSS vector indicates that the attack requires physical access (AV:P), high attack complexity (AC:H), no privileges required (PR:N), no user interaction (UI:N), and impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability at a low level (C:L/I:L/A:L). The Red Hat advisory is published but does not provide explicit information on patch or fix status.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability could lead to low-level impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability due to the use of uninitialized variables. The attack requires physical access and has high complexity, reducing the likelihood of exploitation. No known exploits are reported in the wild, limiting immediate risk.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the Red Hat advisory at https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-45615 for current remediation guidance. Until official fixes are available, limit physical access to affected systems and monitor for updates from the vendor.
CVE-2024-45615: Use of Uninitialized Variable
Description
CVE-2024-45615 is a low-severity vulnerability in OpenSC and related components caused by the use of uninitialized variables. These variables, expected to be initialized before use, are missing initialization, potentially affecting OpenSC tools, PKCS#11 module, minidriver, and CTK. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 3.9, indicating low impact. No known exploits are reported in the wild. The vendor advisory from Red Hat is available but does not explicitly state patch availability or remediation status.
CVSS v3.1
Score 3.9low
Affected software
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves missing initialization of variables in OpenSC and its related components, which may lead to unintended behavior when these variables are used as arguments to other functions. The issue affects OpenSC tools, PKCS#11 module, minidriver, and CTK. The CVSS vector indicates that the attack requires physical access (AV:P), high attack complexity (AC:H), no privileges required (PR:N), no user interaction (UI:N), and impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability at a low level (C:L/I:L/A:L). The Red Hat advisory is published but does not provide explicit information on patch or fix status.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability could lead to low-level impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability due to the use of uninitialized variables. The attack requires physical access and has high complexity, reducing the likelihood of exploitation. No known exploits are reported in the wild, limiting immediate risk.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the Red Hat advisory at https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-45615 for current remediation guidance. Until official fixes are available, limit physical access to affected systems and monitor for updates from the vendor.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- redhat
- Date Reserved
- 2024-09-02T18:28:35.895Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-45615","vendor":"Red Hat"}]
Threat ID: 69092b7635043901e828b292
Added to database: 11/03/2025, 22:23:50 UTC
Last enriched: 07/02/2026, 22:00:36 UTC
Last updated: 07/03/2026, 08:51:19 UTC
Views: 193
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