UBUNTU-CVE-2023-30630

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-30630
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2023/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-30630.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-30630
Upstream
Published
2023-04-13T16:15:00Z
Modified
2025-07-14T06:46:17.857411Z
Severity
  • 7.1 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • 7.1 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • - low
Summary
[none]
Details

Dmidecode before 3.5 allows -dump-bin to overwrite a local file. This has security relevance because, for example, execution of Dmidecode via Sudo is plausible.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / dmidecode

Package

Name
dmidecode
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/dmidecode@2.12-2?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*

2.12-2

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / dmidecode

Package

Name
dmidecode
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/dmidecode@3.0-2ubuntu0.2?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*

2.12-4

3.*

3.0-2
3.0-2ubuntu0.1
3.0-2ubuntu0.2

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / dmidecode

Package

Name
dmidecode
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/dmidecode@3.1-1ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*

3.1-1
3.1-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS / dmidecode

Package

Name
dmidecode
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/dmidecode@3.2-3?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*

3.2-2
3.2-3

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS / cpu-x

Package

Name
cpu-x
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/cpu-x@3.2.4-3build2?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*

3.2.4-1
3.2.4-2
3.2.4-3
3.2.4-3build1
3.2.4-3build2

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / cpu-x

Package

Name
cpu-x
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/cpu-x@4.2.0-1?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

4.*

4.1.0-2
4.2.0-1

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / dmidecode

Package

Name
dmidecode
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/dmidecode@3.3-3ubuntu0.2?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*

3.3-3
3.3-3ubuntu0.1
3.3-3ubuntu0.2

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS / cpu-x

Package

Name
cpu-x
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/cpu-x@5.0.3-2build2?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

4.*

4.5.3-1

5.*

5.0.3-2
5.0.3-2build1
5.0.3-2build2

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS / dmidecode

Package

Name
dmidecode
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/dmidecode@3.5-3build1?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.5-3build1

Affected versions

3.*

3.5-2
3.5-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "dmidecode",
            "binary_version": "3.5-3build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "dmidecode-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "3.5-3build1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:25.04 / cpu-x

Package

Name
cpu-x
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/cpu-x@5.1.3-0.1?arch=source&distro=plucky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

5.*

5.0.4-1
5.0.4-1build1
5.1.1-0.1
5.1.3-0.1