PT-2024-2762

CVE-2023-40548

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Published

2023-10-03

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Updated

2026-10-15

Description by

CVSS 3.1
8.3
High
MetricsAV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Shim versions for 32-bit systems
Description The issue is related to a buffer overflow in the UEFI boot loader shim for 32-bit systems. This overflow occurs due to an addition operation involving a user-controlled value parsed from the PE binary used by shim. The value is further used for memory allocation operations, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow. This flaw can cause memory corruption and may result in a crash or data integrity issues during the boot phase.
Recommendations For Shim versions for 32-bit systems, consider disabling the vulnerable component until a patch is available to prevent potential exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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Related identifiers
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ALT-PU-2024-1671
ALT-PU-2024-1869
ALT-PU-2024-1877
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AZL-34093
AZL-34197
AZL-35255
AZL-35263
AZL-35275
CESA-2024_1902
CLSA-2025-1742376604
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OESA-2024-1117
OESA-2024-1118
OESA-2024-1119
OESA-2024-1120
OPENSUSE-SU-2024_1368-1
RHSA-2024:1834
RHSA-2024:1835
RHSA-2024:1873
RHSA-2024:1876
RHSA-2024:1883
RHSA-2024:1902
RHSA-2024_1902
RHSA-2024:1903
RHSA-2024_1903
RHSA-2024:1959
RHSA-2024_1959
RHSA-2024:2086
SUSE-SU-2024:1368-1
SUSE-SU-2024:1461-1
SUSE-SU-2024:1462-1
SUSE-SU-2025:20136-1
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