rhsa-2024_0888
Vulnerability from csaf_redhat
Published
2024-02-20 12:28
Modified
2024-11-23 02:41
Summary
Red Hat Security Advisory: edk2 security update
Notes
Topic
An update for edk2 is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Low. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
Details
EDK (Embedded Development Kit) is a project to enable UEFI support for Virtual Machines. This package contains a sample 64-bit UEFI firmware for QEMU and KVM.
Security Fix(es):
* openssl: Excessive time spent checking DH keys and parameters (CVE-2023-3446)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Terms of Use
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This security flaw occurs because the applications that use the DH_check(), DH_check_ex(), or EVP_PKEY_param_check() functions to check a DH key or DH parameters may experience long delays. Where the key or parameters that are being checked have been obtained from an untrusted source may lead to a denial of service.", "title": "Vulnerability description" }, { "category": "summary", "text": "openssl: Excessive time spent checking DH keys and parameters", "title": "Vulnerability summary" }, { "category": "other", "text": "The CVE-2023-3446 vulnerability in OpenSSL has been classified as having a low impact due to several factors. Firstly, while the potential for a Denial of Service (DoS) attack exists, it requires specific conditions to be met, notably the use of DH_check(), DH_check_ex(), or EVP_PKEY_param_check() functions with DH keys or parameters obtained from untrusted sources. 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