Out-of-bounds Read Affecting edk2 package, versions <2020.11-2+deb11u3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.09% (28th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-EDK2-6159397
  • published17 Jan 2024
  • disclosed16 Jan 2024

Introduced: 16 Jan 2024

CVE-2023-45231  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 edk2 to version 2020.11-2+deb11u3 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream edk2 package and not the edk2 package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

EDK2's Network Package is susceptible to an out-of-bounds read vulnerability when processing  Neighbor Discovery Redirect message. This vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker to gain unauthorized access and potentially lead to a loss of Confidentiality.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1