NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting shim-signed package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.03% (7th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2310-SHIMSIGNED-6186958
  • published26 Apr 2024
  • disclosed29 Jan 2024

Introduced: 29 Jan 2024

CVE-2023-40546  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:23.10 shim-signed.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream shim-signed package and not the shim-signed package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:23.10 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in Shim when an error happened while creating a new ESL variable. If Shim fails to create the new variable, it tries to print an error message to the user; however, the number of parameters used by the logging function doesn't match the format string used by it, leading to a crash under certain circumstances.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1