CVE-2023-405466.2MediumCWE-476

CVE-2023-40546: Shim: out-of-bounds read printing error messages

Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Vendor fix available · Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · Exploitation: unlikely (under 1%)

Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.

0.4%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

38th percentile

050100

Higher than 38% of scored CVEs

6.2MediumCVSS 3.1

LowMediumHighCrit.

DescriptionCVE.org

A flaw was found in Shim when an error happened while creating a new ESL variable. If Shim fails to create the new variable, it tries to print an error message to the user; however, the number of parameters used by the logging function doesn't match the format string used by it, leading to a crash under certain circumstances.

Affected products17

From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.

Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Versions not stated
Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Versions not stated
Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Versions not stated
Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update SupportVersions not stated
Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Telecommunications Update ServiceVersions not stated
Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Update Services for SAP SolutionsVersions not stated
Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update SupportVersions not stated
Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Telecommunications Update ServiceVersions not stated
Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Update Services for SAP SolutionsVersions not stated
Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update SupportVersions not stated
Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update SupportVersions not stated
Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update SupportVersions not stated
Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Versions not stated
Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update SupportVersions not stated
Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update SupportVersions not stated
Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update SupportVersions not stated
Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update SupportVersions not stated

On the Atlas

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Open the Atlas

Exploitation: Unlikely (under 1%). EPSS under 1%, or no score yet.
CISA KEV: Not listed
Public check: No public nuclei template
Weakness: NULL Pointer Dereference · Memory Corruption
Vendor: Red Hat
Published: January 2024
Band: Unlikely (under 1%), January 2024

CoverageNo articles yet

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