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Red Hat: CVE-2023-45229: edk2: Integer underflow when processing IA_NA/IA_TA options in a DHCPv6 Advertise message (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N)
Published
Jan 16, 2024
Added
May 1, 2024
Modified
Mar 27, 2026

Description

EDK2's Network Package is susceptible to an out-of-bounds read
vulnerability when processing the IA_NA or IA_TA option in a DHCPv6 Advertise message. This
vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker to gain unauthorized
access and potentially lead to a loss of Confidentiality.

Solutions

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