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CVE-2023-40546 Detail

Description

A flaw was found in Shim when an error happened while creating a new ESL variable. If Shim fails to create the new variable, it tries to print an error message to the user; however, the number of parameters used by the logging function doesn't match the format string used by it, leading to a crash under certain circumstances.


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Hyperlink Resource
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1834
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1835
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1873
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1876
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1883
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1902
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1903
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1959
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2086
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-40546 Vendor Advisory 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2241796 Issue Tracking  Vendor Advisory 
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/05/msg00009.html

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference cwe source acceptance level NIST   Red Hat, Inc.  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2023-40546
NVD Published Date:
01/29/2024
NVD Last Modified:
06/10/2024
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.