CVE catalog
CVE-2023-45232
edk2: CVE-2023-45232
- Severity
- High · CVSS 7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 2.08% · Oct 25, 2026
EDK2's Network Package is susceptible to an infinite loop vulnerability when parsing unknown options 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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | edk2 | sid | 2026.08+ds-2 | fixed |
| Debian | edk2 | forky | 2026.08+ds-2 | fixed |
| Debian | edk2 | trixie | 2025.02-8+deb13u1 | fixed |
| Debian | edk2 | bookworm | 2022.11-6+deb12u2 | fixed |
| Debian | edk2 | bookworm-security | 2022.11-6+deb12u1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | edk2 | pro | 0~20170911.5dfba97c-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | edk2 | pro | 0~20171010.234dbcef-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | edk2 | pro | 0~20171027.76fd5a66-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | edk2 | pro | 0~20171205.a9212288-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | edk2 | pro | 0~20180105.0bc94c74-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | edk2 | pro | 0~20180205.c0d9813c-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | edk2 | pro | 0~20180205.c0d9813c-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | edk2 | pro | 0~20180205.c0d9813c-2ubuntu0.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | edk2 | pro | 0~20180205.c0d9813c-2ubuntu0.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | edk2 | pro | 0~20180205.c0d9813c-2ubuntu0.3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | edk2 | pro | 0~20180205.c0d9813c-2ubuntu0.3+esm1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | edk2 | pro | 0~20180205.c0d9813c-2ubuntu0.3+esm2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | edk2 | pro | 0~20180205.c0d9813c-2ubuntu0.3+esm3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | edk2 | 20.04 | 0~20190606.20d2e5a1-2ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | edk2 | 20.04 | 0~20190828.37eef910-3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | edk2 | 20.04 | 0~20190828.37eef910-4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | edk2 | 20.04 | 0~20191122.bd85bf54-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | edk2 | 20.04 | 0~20191122.bd85bf54-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | edk2 | 20.04 | 0~20191122.bd85bf54-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | edk2 | 20.04 | 0~20191122.bd85bf54-2ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | edk2 | 20.04 | 0~20191122.bd85bf54-2ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | edk2 | 20.04 | 0~20191122.bd85bf54-2ubuntu3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | edk2 | 20.04 | 0~20191122.bd85bf54-2ubuntu3.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | edk2 | 20.04 | 0~20191122.bd85bf54-2ubuntu3.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | edk2 | 20.04 | 0~20191122.bd85bf54-2ubuntu3.3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | edk2 | 20.04 | 0~20191122.bd85bf54-2ubuntu3.4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | edk2 | 20.04 | 0~20191122.bd85bf54-2ubuntu3.5 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | edk2 | 22.04 | 2021.08~rc0-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | edk2 | 22.04 | 2021.08-3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | edk2 | 22.04 | 2021.11~rc1-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | edk2 | 22.04 | 2021.11-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | edk2 | 22.04 | 2021.11-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | edk2 | 22.04 | 2022.02~rc1-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | edk2 | 22.04 | 2022.02~rc1-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | edk2 | 22.04 | 2022.02-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | edk2 | 22.04 | 2022.02-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | edk2 | 22.04 | 2022.02-3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | edk2 | 22.04 | 2022.02-3ubuntu0.22.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | edk2 | 22.04 | 2022.02-3ubuntu0.22.04.2 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | edk2 | source | sid | 2023.11-6 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1061256] |
| Debian | edk2 | source | forky | 2023.11-6 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1061256] |
| Debian | edk2 | source | trixie | 2023.11-6 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1061256] |
| Debian | edk2 | source | bookworm | 2022.11-6+deb12u1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1061256] |
| Ubuntu | edk2 | deb | 20.04 | 0~20191122.bd85bf54-2ubuntu3.5 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-45232 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | edk2 | deb | 22.04 | 2022.02-3ubuntu0.22.04.2 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-45232 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.
References
- [https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:8104]
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/rhsa-2024_3017.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2023-45232]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-45232]
- [https://psirt.abb.com/csaf/2026/sa24p003.json]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-45232]
- [https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2024/wid-sec-w-2024-0126.json]
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