CVE-2023-40551
Published: January 25, 2024Last modified: January 25, 2024
Description
A flaw was found in the MZ binary format in Shim. An out-of-bounds read may occur, leading to a crash or possible exposure of sensitive data during the system's boot phase.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 5.1 |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | HIGH |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | LOW |
| Integrity impact | NONE |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | shim | Fixed (15.8-r0) |
| shim-signed | Vulnerable (15.7-r0) | ||
| Stream | shim | Fixed (15.8-r0) | |
| shim-signed | Vulnerable (15.7-r0) |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1834
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1835
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1873
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1876
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1883
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1902
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1903
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1959
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2086
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-40551
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2259918
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/05/msg00009.html