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Alma Linux: CVE-2023-45235: Important: edk2 security update (ALSA-2024-2264)

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Alma Linux: CVE-2023-45235: Important: edk2 security update (ALSA-2024-2264)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
01/16/2024
Created
05/08/2024
Added
05/08/2024
Modified
07/25/2024

Description

EDK2's Network Package is susceptible to a buffer overflow vulnerability when handling Server ID option from a DHCPv6 proxy Advertise message. This vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker to gain unauthorized access and potentially lead to a loss of Confidentiality, Integrity and/or Availability.

Solution(s)

  • alma-upgrade-edk2-aarch64
  • alma-upgrade-edk2-ovmf
  • alma-upgrade-edk2-tools
  • alma-upgrade-edk2-tools-doc

References

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