| Name | CVE-2023-45234 |
| Description | EDK2's Network Package is susceptible to a buffer overflow vulnerability when processing DNS Servers option from a DHCPv6 Advertise message. This vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker to gain unauthorized access and potentially lead to a loss of Confidentiality, Integrity and/or 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 | 2024.08-4 | 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