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High RLSA-2024:1063 2 CVEs

Important: edk2 security update

Published Mar 12, 2024 · Updated Feb 5, 2026

Summary

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):

* edk2: Buffer overflow in the DHCPv6 client via a long Server ID option (CVE-2023-45230)

* edk2: Buffer overflow when processing DNS Servers option in a DHCPv6 Advertise message (CVE-2023-45234)

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.

Fixed packages 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
Rocky Linux · 8 edk2 0:20220126gitbb1bba3d77-6.el8_9.6

Vulnerabilities 2

  • High 8.3

    Buffer Overflow in EDK II Network Package

    EDK2's Network Package is susceptible to a buffer overflow vulnerability via a long server ID option in DHCPv6 client. This vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker to gain unauthorized access and potentially lead to a loss of Confidentiality, Integrity …

  • High 8.3

    Buffer Overflow in EDK II Network Package

    EDK2's Network Package is susceptible to a buffer overflow vulnerability when processing DNS Servers option from a DHCPv6 Advertise message. This vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker to gain unauthorized access and potentially lead to a loss of Confi…

References

  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2258685
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2258697