QID 242076

Date Published: 2023-09-20

QID 242076: Red Hat Update for dmidecode (RHSA-2023:5252)

The dmidecode packages provide utilities for extracting intel 64 and intel itanium hardware information from the system bios or extensible firmware interface (efi), depending on the smbios/dmi standard.
This information typically includes system manufacturer, model name, serial number, bios version, and asset tag, as well as other details, depending on the manufacturer...Security Fix(es):

    dmidecode: dump-bin to overwrite a local file (cve-2023-30630).
Affected Products:
    Red Hat enterprise linux for x86_64 8 x86_64.
    Red hat enterprise linux for x86_64 - extended update support 8.8 x86_64.
    Red hat enterprise linux server - tus 8.8 x86_64.
    Red hat enterprise linux for arm 64 8 aarch64.
    Red hat enterprise linux for arm 64 - extended update support 8.8 aarch64.
    Red hat enterprise linux for x86_64 - update services for sap solutions 8.8 x86_64.
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Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a security breach or could affect integrity, availability, and confidentiality.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.1 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5.4 severity.
    • Solution
    Refer to Red Hat security advisory RHSA-2023:5252 for updates and patch information.
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 242076

    CVE-2023-30630 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    RHSA-2023:5252 Red Hat Enterprise Linux URL Logo access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5252
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