ALSA-2023:5252

Source
https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2023-5252.html
Import Source
https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2023:5252.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/ALSA-2023:5252
Related
Published
2023-09-19T00:00:00Z
Modified
2023-09-21T13:12:11Z
Summary
Moderate: dmidecode security update
Details

The dmidecode packages provide utilities for extracting Intel 64 and Intel Itanium hardware information from the system BIOS or Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI), depending on the SMBIOS/DMI standard. This information typically includes system manufacturer, model name, serial number, BIOS version, and asset tag, as well as other details, depending on the manufacturer.

Security Fix(es):

  • dmidecode: dump-bin to overwrite a local file (CVE-2023-30630)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

References

Affected packages

AlmaLinux:8 / dmidecode

Package

Name
dmidecode

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:3.3-4.el8_8.1