Bug 1218883 (CVE-2023-45233) - VUL-0: CVE-2023-45233: edk2, ovmf: Infinite loop when parsing a PadN option in the Destination Options header
Summary: VUL-0: CVE-2023-45233: edk2, ovmf: Infinite loop when parsing a PadN option i...
Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2023-45233
Product: SUSE Security Incidents
Classification: Novell Products
Component: Incidents (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Hardware: Other Other
: P3 - Medium : Major
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Assignee: Joey Lee
QA Contact: Security Team bot
URL: https://smash.suse.de/issue/391381/
Whiteboard: CVSSv3.1:SUSE:CVE-2023-45233:7.5:(AV:...
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Reported: 2024-01-17 04:38 UTC by SMASH SMASH
Modified: 2024-05-17 11:24 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

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Found By: Security Response Team
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stoyan.manolov: needinfo? (jlee)

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Description SMASH SMASH 2024-01-17 04:38:58 UTC 
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.

References:
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2023-45233
https://github.com/tianocore/edk2/security/advisories/GHSA-hc6x-cw6p-gj7h
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-45233
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/16/2
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2258694