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HistoryApr 18, 2024 - 7:49 a.m.

(RHSA-2024:1903) Important: shim bug fix update

2024-04-1807:49:05
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shim package
uefi
boot loader
security fixes
cve-2023-40547
cve-2023-40548
cve-2023-40546
cve-2023-40549
cve-2023-40550
cve-2023-40551

7.8 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.025 Low

EPSS

Percentile

90.3%

The shim package contains a first-stage UEFI boot loader that handles chaining
to a trusted full boot loader under secure boot environments.

Security Fix(es):

  • shim: RCE in http boot support may lead to Secure Boot bypass (CVE-2023-40547)

  • shim: Interger overflow leads to heap buffer overflow in verify_sbat_section
    on 32-bits systems (CVE-2023-40548)

  • shim: Out-of-bounds read printing error messages (CVE-2023-40546)

  • shim: Out-of-bounds read in verify_buffer_authenticode() malformed PE file
    (CVE-2023-40549)

  • shim: Out-of-bound read in verify_buffer_sbat() (CVE-2023-40550)

  • shim: out of bounds read when parsing MZ binaries (CVE-2023-40551)

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.