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Debian: CVE-2023-48733: edk2 -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2023-48733: edk2 -- security update

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
02/14/2024
Created
02/24/2024
Added
02/23/2024
Modified
02/23/2024

Description

An insecure default to allow UEFI Shell in EDK2 was left enabled in Ubuntu's EDK2. This allows an OS-resident attacker to bypass Secure Boot.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-edk2

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