[RLSA-2024:2264] edk2 security update

Severity Important
Affected Packages 2
CVEs 8

An update is available for edk2. This update affects Rocky Linux 9. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE list

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 when handling Server ID option from a DHCPv6 proxy Advertise message (CVE-2023-45235)

  • EDK2: heap buffer overflow in Tcg2MeasureGptTable() (CVE-2022-36763)

  • EDK2: heap buffer overflow in Tcg2MeasurePeImage() (CVE-2022-36764)

  • edk2: Integer underflow when processing IA_NA/IA_TA options in a DHCPv6 Advertise message (CVE-2023-45229)

  • edk2: Out of Bounds read when handling a ND Redirect message with truncated options (CVE-2023-45231)

  • edk2: Infinite loop when parsing unknown options in the Destination Options header (CVE-2023-45232)

  • edk2: Infinite loop when parsing a PadN option in the Destination Options header (CVE-2023-45233)

  • 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.

Additional Changes:

For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Rocky Linux 9.4 Release Notes linked from the References section.

Type Package URL Namespace Name / Product Version Distribution / Platform Arch Patch / Fix
Affected pkg:rpm/rockylinux/edk2-ovmf?arch=noarch&distro=rockylinux-9 rockylinux edk2-ovmf < 20231122-6.el9 rockylinux-9 noarch
Affected pkg:rpm/rockylinux/edk2-aarch64?arch=noarch&distro=rockylinux-9 rockylinux edk2-aarch64 < 20231122-6.el9 rockylinux-9 noarch
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# CVE Description CVSS EPSS EPSS Trend (30 days) Affected Products Weaknesses Security Advisories PoC Pubblication Date Modification Date
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