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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2019-6502

sc_context_create in ctx.c in libopensc in OpenSC 0.19.0 has a memory leak, as demonstrated by a call from eidenv.

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31 Oct 2026, 11:03 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2019-6502

core-osv · Original source

Published 22 Jan 2019, 08:29 UTC

sc_context_create in ctx.c in libopensc in OpenSC 0.19.0 has a memory leak, as demonstrated by a call from eidenv.

osv:CVE-2019-6502
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-6502",
  "method": "structured",
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      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:52:44.950200894Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00025.html",
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