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Rocky Linux: CVE-2023-45232: edk2 (RLSA-2024-2264)

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Rocky Linux: CVE-2023-45232: edk2 (RLSA-2024-2264)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
01/16/2024
Created
05/13/2024
Added
05/13/2024
Modified
08/28/2024

Description

EDK2's Network Package is susceptible to an infinite loop vulnerability when parsing unknown options 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)

  • rocky-upgrade-edk2-tools
  • rocky-upgrade-edk2-tools-debuginfo

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