Vulnerability Details : CVE-2023-40546
A flaw was found in Shim when an error happened while creating a new ESL variable. If Shim fails to create the new variable, it tries to print an error message to the user; however, the number of parameters used by the logging function doesn't match the format string used by it, leading to a crash under certain circumstances.
Products affected by CVE-2023-40546
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:shim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-40546
0.07%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 28 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2023-40546
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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5.5
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
1.8
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3.6
|
NIST | 2024-02-05 |
6.2
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
2.5
|
3.6
|
Red Hat, Inc. | 2024-01-29 |
CWE ids for CVE-2023-40546
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The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.Assigned by:
- nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
- secalert@redhat.com (Secondary)
References for CVE-2023-40546
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/05/msg00009.html
[SECURITY] [DLA 3813-1] shim security update
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1959
RHSA-2024:1959 - Security Advisory - Red Hat カスタマーポータル
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https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-40546
CVE-2023-40546- Red Hat Customer PortalVendor Advisory
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1883
RHSA-2024:1883 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer Portal
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1873
RHSA-2024:1873 - Security Advisory - Red Hat カスタマーポータル
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1835
RHSA-2024:1835 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer Portal
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1876
RHSA-2024:1876 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer Portal
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1834
RHSA-2024:1834 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer Portal
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1903
RHSA-2024:1903 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer Portal
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2086
RHSA-2024:2086 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer Portal
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1902
RHSA-2024:1902 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer Portal
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2241796
2241796 – (CVE-2023-40546) CVE-2023-40546 shim: Out-of-bounds read printing error messagesIssue Tracking;Vendor Advisory
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