CVE-2023-49721 (GCVE-0-2023-49721)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-02-14 21:57 – Updated: 2024-10-24 16:44
VLAI?
Summary
An insecure default to allow UEFI Shell in EDK2 was left enabled in LXD. This allows an OS-resident attacker to bypass Secure Boot.
Severity ?
6.7 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-276 - Incorrect Default Permissions
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Canonical Ltd. LXD Affected: 0
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Credits
Mate Kukri
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