Bug 2258694 (CVE-2023-45233)

Summary: CVE-2023-45233 edk2: Infinite loop when parsing a PadN option in the Destination Options header
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: Nick Tait <ntait>
Component: vulnerabilityAssignee: Product Security <prodsec-ir-bot>
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The Network Package in EDK2 is vulnerable to an infinite loop exploit when parsing a PadN option within the Destination Options header of IPv6. This flaw allows an unauthorized attacker to gain access and potentially result in a loss of system availability.
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Bug Depends On: 2258695, 2258696    
Bug Blocks: 2258683    

Comment 1 Nick Tait 2024-01-17 03:17:53 UTC
Created edk2 tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: epel-all [bug 2258695]
Affects: fedora-all [bug 2258696]

Comment 3 errata-xmlrpc 2024-04-30 09:57:51 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Via RHSA-2024:2264 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2264

Comment 4 errata-xmlrpc 2024-05-22 09:35:40 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Via RHSA-2024:3017 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3017

Comment 5 errata-xmlrpc 2024-10-15 00:34:36 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support

Via RHSA-2024:8104 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:8104