CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2023-48733

Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default

Published: Feb 14, 2024 | Modified: Aug 26, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM

An insecure default to allow UEFI Shell in EDK2 was left enabled in Ubuntus EDK2. This allows an OS-resident attacker to bypass Secure Boot.

Weakness

The product initializes or sets a resource with a default that is intended to be changed by the product’s installer, administrator, or maintainer, but the default is not secure.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Lxd Canonical 5.0-candidate (including) 5.0-candidate (including)
Lxd Canonical 5.21-candidate (including) 5.21-candidate (including)
Lxd Canonical 5.21-edge (including) 5.21-edge (including)
Edk2 Tianocore * 2023.11-8 (including)
Edk2 Ubuntu bionic *
Edk2 Ubuntu devel *
Edk2 Ubuntu esm-infra/focal *
Edk2 Ubuntu focal *
Edk2 Ubuntu jammy *
Edk2 Ubuntu lunar *
Edk2 Ubuntu mantic *
Edk2 Ubuntu noble *
Edk2 Ubuntu oracular *
Edk2 Ubuntu plucky *
Edk2 Ubuntu questing *
Edk2 Ubuntu trusty *
Edk2 Ubuntu xenial *

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