CVE-2023-27373 (GCVE-0-2023-27373)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-08-07 00:00 – Updated: 2025-03-07 19:25
VLAI
Summary
An issue was discovered in Insyde InsydeH2O with kernel 5.0 through 5.5. Due to insufficient input validation, an attacker can tamper with a runtime-accessible EFI variable to cause a dynamic BAR setting to overlap SMRAM.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-03-06 15:54 UTC
CWE
  • n/a
  • CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation
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References
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