Security update for ovmf

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:20037-1
Release Date: 2025-12-30T20:26:33Z
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2023-45229 ( SUSE ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • CVE-2023-45229 ( NVD ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • CVE-2023-45229 ( NVD ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • CVE-2023-45230 ( SUSE ): 8.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H
  • CVE-2023-45230 ( NVD ): 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2023-45230 ( NVD ): 8.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Micro 6.0

An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for ovmf fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2023-45229: integer underflow and out-of-bounds read when processing IA_NA/IA_TA options in a DHCPv6 Advertise message (bsc#1218879).
  • CVE-2023-45230: out-of-bounds write in the DHCPv6 client through a long Server ID option (bsc#1218880).

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE Linux Micro 6.0
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-6.0-544=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 (noarch)
    • qemu-uefi-aarch64-202305-2.1
    • qemu-ovmf-x86_64-202305-2.1

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