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high 7.5

CVE-2023-45233 json

Infinite loop in EDK II Network Package

published 2024-01-16 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-49539

cvss
7.5
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.1%
EPSS 2.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 81%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

EDK2's Network Package is susceptible to an infinite lop vulnerability when parsing a PadN option 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.

Patch / fix

  • edk2 Debian 12 2022.11-6+deb12u1
  • edk2 Debian 14, Debian 13 2023.11-6

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2023-45233

  • edk2 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 0~20191122.bd85bf54-2ubuntu3.5
  • edk2 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 2022.02-3ubuntu0.22.04.2

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2023-45233

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • edk2 RHEL 8 20220126gitbb1bba3d77-13.el8_10
  • edk2-ovmf RHEL 8 20220126gitbb1bba3d77-13.el8_10
  • edk2-aarch64 RHEL 8 20220126gitbb1bba3d77-13.el8_10
  • edk2 RHEL 9 20231122-6.el9
  • edk2-ovmf RHEL 9 20231122-6.el9
  • edk2-tools RHEL 9 20231122-6.el9
  • edk2-aarch64 RHEL 9 20231122-6.el9
  • edk2 RHEL 8.8 EUS 20220126gitbb1bba3d77-4.el8_8.6

red hat advisories RHSA-2024:8104RHSA-2024:3017RHSA-2024:2264

  • ovmf SLES for SAP 15 SP3, SLES 15 SP3-LTSS, SLE Micro 5.2 +3 more 202008-150300.10.26.1
  • ovmf SLES for SAP 15 SP4, SLES 15 SP4-LTSS, SLE Micro 5.4 +5 more 202202-150400.5.15.1
  • ovmf SLE Module for Server Applications 15 SP6, SLE Module for Package Hub 15 SP6, openSUSE Leap 15.6 202308-150600.5.9.1
  • ovmf SLES for SAP 15 SP5, SLES 15 SP5-LTSS, SLE Micro 5.5 +2 more 202208-150500.6.6.1
  • ovmf SLES LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5, SLES 12 SP5-LTSS 2017+git1510945757.b2662641d5-3.55.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2026:0196-1SUSE-SU-2025:0752-1SUSE-SU-2025:0503-1SUSE-SU-2025:0421-1SUSE-SU-2025:0407-1

  • edk2-ovmf AlmaLinux 8 20220126gitbb1bba3d77-13.el8_10
  • edk2-aarch64 AlmaLinux 8 20220126gitbb1bba3d77-13.el8_10
  • edk2-ovmf AlmaLinux 9 20231122-6.el9
  • edk2-tools AlmaLinux 9 20231122-6.el9
  • edk2-aarch64 AlmaLinux 9 20231122-6.el9

almalinux advisories ALSA-2024:3017ALSA-2024:2264

  • edk2 Rocky Linux 8 20220126gitbb1bba3d77-13.el8_10
  • edk2 Rocky Linux 9 20231122-6.el9

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2024:3017RLSA-2024:2264

  • edk2 Azure Linux 3.0 20240223gitedc6681206c1-1
  • hvloader CBL-Mariner 2.0 1.0.1-9
  • edk2 CBL-Mariner 2.0 20230301gitf80f052277c8-40

azure linux advisories AZL-38842AZL-39355AZL-39538

Azure Linux vulnerability data, Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation, from https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData via OSV, under the MIT licence; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. MIT

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

cisa ICSA-26-141-02 updated cvss 7.5

ABB B&R PCs

  • ABB APC910 <=1.25 ABB APC2200 <1.35 ABB APC3100 <1.45 ABB APC4100 <1.09 ABB C80 <1.14 ABB MPC3100 <1.24
    +4 more products
    ABB PPC900 <2.16 ABB PPC1200 <1.14 ABB PPC2200 <1.35 ABB PPC3100 <1.45
    affected: vendor fix, mitigation
  • ABB APC2200 1.35 ABB APC3100 1.45 ABB APC4100 1.09 ABB C80 1.14 ABB MPC3100 1.24 ABB PPC900 2.16
    +3 more products
    ABB PPC1200 1.14 ABB PPC2200 1.35 ABB PPC3100 1.45
    fixed

Facts from CISA's republication of the vendor's own advisory (CSAF); the linked advisory is the authoritative source. CISA notification · csaf

red hat product security vex CVE-2023-45233 updated cvss 7.5

edk2: Infinite loop when parsing a PadN option in the Destination Options header

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) edk2 20220126gitbb1bba3d77-13.el8_10, edk2-ovmf 20220126gitbb1bba3d77-13.el8_10, edk2-aarch64 20220126gitbb1bba3d77-13.el8_10
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:3017
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) edk2 20231122-6.el9, edk2-ovmf 20231122-6.el9, edk2-tools 20231122-6.el9, edk2-aarch64 20231122-6.el9
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:2264
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.8) edk2 20220126gitbb1bba3d77-4.el8_8.6, edk2-ovmf 20220126gitbb1bba3d77-4.el8_8.6, edk2-aarch64 20220126gitbb1bba3d77-4.el8_8.6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:8104
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 9) edk2 20231122-6.el9, edk2-ovmf 20231122-6.el9, edk2-tools 20231122-6.el9, edk2-aarch64 20231122-6.el9
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:2264

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total
Assessed
2 y ago

Exploit prediction

2.08% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products

  • TianoCore edk2

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-835 Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition

References

Sources

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