QID 241469

Date Published: 2023-05-10

QID 241469: Red Hat Update for edk2 security (RHSA-2023:2165)

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):

    openssl: x.400 address type confusion in x.509 generalname (cve-2023-0286).
    Edk2: integer underflow in smmentrypoint function leads to potential smm privilege escalation (cve-2021-38578).
    Openssl: timing attack in rsa decryption implementation (cve-2022-4304).
    Openssl: double free after calling pem_read_bio_ex (cve-2022-4450).
    Openssl: use-after-free following bio_new_ndef (cve-2023-0215).
Affected Products:
    Red Hat enterprise linux for x86_64 9 x86_64.
    Red hat enterprise linux for arm 64 9 aarch64.
    Red hat codeready linux builder for x86_64 9 x86_64.
    Red hat codeready linux builder for power, little endian 9 ppc64le.
    Red hat codeready linux builder for arm 64 9 aarch64.
    Red hat codeready linux builder for ibm z systems 9 s390x.
.

Note: The preceding description block is extracted directly from the security advisory. Using automation, we have attempted to clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a security breach or could affect integrity, availability, and confidentiality.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 9.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as High - 7.5 severity.
    • Solution
    Refer to Red Hat security advisory RHSA-2023:2165 for updates and patch information.
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 241469

    CVE-2021-38578 | CVE-2022-4304 | CVE-2022-4450 | CVE-2023-0215 | CVE-2023-0286 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    RHSA-2023:2165 Red Hat Enterprise Linux URL Logo access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:2165
    By selecting these links, you may be leaving CVEreport webspace. We have provided these links to other websites because they may have information that would be of interest to you. No inferences should be drawn on account of other sites being referenced, or not, from this page. There may be other websites that are more appropriate for your purpose. CVEreport does not necessarily endorse the views expressed, or concur with the facts presented on these sites. Further, CVEreport does not endorse any commercial products that may be mentioned on these sites. Please address comments about any linked pages to [email protected].