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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2023-45233: Security patch for edk2 (ALAS-2024-2483)

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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2023-45233: Security patch for edk2 (ALAS-2024-2483)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
01/16/2024
Created
03/06/2024
Added
03/05/2024
Modified
03/05/2024

Description

EDK2's Network Package is susceptible to an infinite lop vulnerability when parsing a PadN option in the Destination Options header of IPv6. This vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker to gain unauthorized access and potentially lead to a loss of Availability.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-edk2-aarch64
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-edk2-debuginfo
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-edk2-ovmf
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-edk2-tools
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-edk2-tools-doc
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-edk2-tools-python

References

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