CVE-2023-40549

CVE Details

Release Date:2024-01-23
Impact:Moderate What is this?

Description


An out-of-bounds read flaw was found in Shim due to the lack of proper boundary verification during the load of a PE binary. This flaw allows an attacker to load a crafted PE binary, triggering the issue and crashing Shim, resulting in a denial of service.

See more information about CVE-2023-40549 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD


NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.


CVSS v3 metrics

Base Score: 6.2
Vector String: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Version: 3.0
Attack Vector: Local
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact: None
Integrity Impact: None
Availability Impact: High

Errata information


PlatformErrataRelease Date
Oracle Linux version 7 (shim)ELSA-2024-19592024-05-01
Oracle Linux version 7 (shim-signed)ELSA-2024-19592024-05-01
Oracle Linux version 8 (shim)ELSA-2024-19022024-04-25
Oracle Linux version 9 (shim)ELSA-2024-19032024-04-22


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