EDK2's Network Package is susceptible to a buffer overflow vulnerability when processing DNS Servers option from a DHCPv6 Advertise message. This vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker to gain unauthorized access and potentially lead to a loss of Confidentiality, Integrity and/or Availability.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 8.3
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade edk2-toolsUpgrade edk2-aarch64Upgrade edk2-tools-docUpgrade edk2-ovmf | Mar 7, 2024 | Jan 16, 2024 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade edk2-tools-docUpgrade edk2-tools-pythonUpgrade edk2-ovmfUpgrade edk2-debuginfoUpgrade edk2-aarch64Upgrade edk2-tools | Mar 5, 2024 | Jan 16, 2024 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade edk2 | Jul 30, 2024 | Jan 16, 2024 |
| Dell Poweredge Dsa2023357 | — | Upgrade Dell PowerEdge to the latest version | Oct 23, 2025 | Jan 16, 2024 |
| Dell Poweredge Dsa2024080 | — | Upgrade Dell PowerEdge to the latest version | Oct 23, 2025 | Feb 21, 2024 |
| Nutanix Ahv | — | Upgrade Nutanix AHV to the latest version | Jun 5, 2026 | Sep 10, 2024 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade edk2-aarch64Upgrade AAVMFUpgrade edk2-toolsUpgrade OVMFUpgrade edk2-ovmfUpgrade edk2-tools-doc | Mar 6, 2024 | Jan 16, 2024 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade edk2-ovmfUpgrade edk2-aarch64Upgrade edk2-debugsourceUpgrade edk2-tools-debuginfoUpgrade edk2-tools-docUpgrade edk2-tools | Mar 5, 2024 | Jan 16, 2024 |
| Rocky_linux | — | — | Aug 15, 2024 | Jan 16, 2024 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade qemu-efi-aarch64Upgrade ovmfUpgrade efi-shell-aa64Upgrade efi-shell-x64Upgrade qemu-efiUpgrade efi-shell-armUpgrade qemu-efi-arm | Feb 15, 2024 | Jan 16, 2024 |
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