CVE-2023-40546 (GCVE-0-2023-40546)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-01-29 16:29 – Updated: 2025-11-20 19:53
VLAI?
Title
Shim: out-of-bounds read printing error messages
Summary
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.
Severity ?
6.2 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
Assigner
References
11 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1834 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1835 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1873 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1876 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1883 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1902 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1903 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1959 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2086 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-40546 | vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2241796 | issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT |
Impacted products
17 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 |
Unaffected:
0:15.8-3.el7 , < *
(rpm)
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7::client cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7::server cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation |
|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 |
Unaffected:
0:15.8-1.el7 , < *
(rpm)
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7::client cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7::server cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation |
|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 |
Unaffected:
0:15.8-4.el8_9 , < *
(rpm)
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos |
|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support |
Unaffected:
0:15.8-2.el8_2 , < *
(rpm)
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_tus:8.2::baseos cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:8.2::baseos cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.2::baseos |
|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Telecommunications Update Service |
Unaffected:
0:15.8-2.el8_2 , < *
(rpm)
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_tus:8.2::baseos cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:8.2::baseos cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.2::baseos |
|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions |
Unaffected:
0:15.8-2.el8_2 , < *
(rpm)
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_tus:8.2::baseos cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:8.2::baseos cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.2::baseos |
|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support |
Unaffected:
0:15.8-2.el8_4 , < *
(rpm)
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_tus:8.4::baseos cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.4::baseos cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:8.4::baseos |
|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Telecommunications Update Service |
Unaffected:
0:15.8-2.el8_4 , < *
(rpm)
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_tus:8.4::baseos cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.4::baseos cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:8.4::baseos |
|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions |
Unaffected:
0:15.8-2.el8_4 , < *
(rpm)
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_tus:8.4::baseos cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.4::baseos cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:8.4::baseos |
|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support |
Unaffected:
0:15.8-2.el8_6 , < *
(rpm)
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:8.6::baseos |
|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support |
Unaffected:
0:15.8-2.el8 , < *
(rpm)
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:8.8::baseos cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:8.8::crb |
|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support |
Unaffected:
0:15.8-2.el8 , < *
(rpm)
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:8.8::baseos cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:8.8::crb |
|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 |
Unaffected:
0:15.8-4.el9_3 , < *
(rpm)
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::baseos |
|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update Support |
Unaffected:
0:15.8-3.el9 , < *
(rpm)
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:9.0::baseos cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.0::crb cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.0::appstream |
|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update Support |
Unaffected:
0:15.8-2.el9 , < *
(rpm)
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:9.0::baseos cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.0::crb cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.0::appstream |
|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update Support |
Unaffected:
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(rpm)
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:9.0::baseos cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.0::crb cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.0::appstream |
|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support |
Unaffected:
0:15.8-3.el9_2 , < *
(rpm)
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:9.2::baseos |
Date Public ?
2024-01-23 00:00
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Nomenclature
- Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
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- Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
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- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
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