Red Hat: CVE-2023-40549: shim: Out-of-bounds read in verify_buffer_authenticode() malformed PE file (Multiple Advisories)
5
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
01/29/2024
04/17/2024
04/17/2024
04/30/2024
Description
An out-of-bounds read flaw was found in Shim due to the lack of proper boundary verification during the load of a PE binary. This flaw allows an attacker to load a crafted PE binary, triggering the issue and crashing Shim, resulting in a denial of service.
Solution(s)
- redhat-upgrade-mokutil
- redhat-upgrade-mokutil-debuginfo
- redhat-upgrade-shim-ia32
- redhat-upgrade-shim-unsigned-ia32
- redhat-upgrade-shim-unsigned-x64
- redhat-upgrade-shim-x64
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