| Name | CVE-2023-45232 |
| Description | EDK2's Network Package is susceptible to an infinite loop vulnerability when parsing unknown options in the Destination Options header of IPv6. This vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker to gain unauthorized access and potentially lead to a loss of Availability. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 1061256 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| edk2 (PTS) | bullseye (security), bullseye | 2020.11-2+deb11u2 | vulnerable |
| bookworm, bookworm (security) | 2022.11-6+deb12u1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 2024.11-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| edk2 | source | bookworm | 2022.11-6+deb12u1 | | | |
| edk2 | source | (unstable) | 2023.11-6 | | | 1061256 |
Notes
[bullseye] - edk2 <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[buster] - edk2 <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://blog.quarkslab.com/pixiefail-nine-vulnerabilities-in-tianocores-edk-ii-ipv6-network-stack.html
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/16/2