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CVE-2023-40549 An out-of-bounds read flaw was found in Shim due to the lack of proper boundary verification during the load of a PE…

Description

An out-of-bounds read flaw was found in Shim due to the lack of proper boundary verification during the load of a PE binary. This flaw allows an attacker to load a crafted PE binary, triggering the issue and crashing Shim, resulting in a denial of service.

Affected products and versions

Product Affected versions Fixed in
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Telecommunications Update Service Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Telecommunications Update Service Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Versions not published
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Product Affected versions Fixed in
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update Support Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support Versions not published

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