CVE-2023-40548

HIGH 7.4

Shim: interger overflow leads to heap buffer overflow in verify_sbat_section on 32-bits systems

CVSS Score

7.4

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

A buffer overflow was found in Shim in the 32-bit system. The overflow happens due to an addition operation involving a user-controlled value parsed from the PE binary being used by Shim. This value is further used for memory allocation operations, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow. This flaw causes memory corruption and can lead to a crash or data integrity issues during the boot phase.

CWE	CWE-787
Vendor	red hat
Product	red hat enterprise linux 7
Published	Jan 29, 2024
Last Updated	Nov 20, 2025

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Affected Versions

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Telecommunications Update Service

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Telecommunications Update Service

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update Support

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update Support

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update Support

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support

All versions affected

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗