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CVE-2023-40546

A flaw was found in Shim when an error happened while creating a new ESL variable. If Shim fails to create the new varia

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.2 EPSS 0.00025
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
Sigma rules6 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference
CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference
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Affected Products & Versions

3
redhat shim< 15.8
fedoraproject fedoraall versions
redhat enterprise linuxall versions
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Sigma Hunt Rules

6
Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
producthighSuspicious Shim Database Patching Activity
producthighPotential Persistence Via Shim Database In Uncommon Location
productmediumNew Custom Shim Database Created
productmediumPotential Shim Database Persistence via Sdbinst.EXE
productmediumUncommon Extension Shim Database Installation Via Sdbinst.EXE
productmediumPotential Persistence Via Shim Database Modification
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Scoring & Timeline

6.2
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · secalert@redhat.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD29 Jan 2024 · 05:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
SSVC triage · cisa-vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
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Vendor Advisories

14
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2025:20136-1
msrcCVE-2023-40546
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2024:1461-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2024:1462-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2024:1368-1
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References & Sources

3
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-40546Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2241796Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/05/msg00009.html
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