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TI-2023-04915 Aliases CVE-2023-5342GHSA-pj5r-f4h5-qprv

Shim: expired secure boot certificate

Priority LOW 18CWE-324Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The Fedora Secure Boot CA certificate shipped with shim in Fedora was expired which could lead to old or invalid signed boot components being loaded.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00094 0th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed shim-x64: 15.8-2

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—shim-x6415.6-2 to before 15.8-215.8-2Patch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 10——Not affectedCNA
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 7——Not affectedCNA
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8——Not affectedCNA
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 9——Not affectedCNA
  • shim-x64 Vendor— Affected 15.6-2 to before 15.8-2 Fixed in 15.8-2 Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA

CPE names CNA · 4

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:1010—Red Hat
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:77—Red Hat
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:88—Red Hat
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:99—Red Hat
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10 Versions 10 — ·Red Hat
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7 Versions 7 — ·Red Hat
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8 Versions 8 — ·Red Hat
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 Versions 9 — ·Red Hat

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA shim-x64 Fixed in 15.8-2

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 4 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-5342
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pj5r-f4h5-qprv

References

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  • TI-2019-08259 Underflow in PHP-FPM can lead to RCE KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-05363 Code injection in Elastic Kibana KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2019-03949 Out-of-bounds write in ESXi and Horizon DaaS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-16080 A code execution vulnerability exists in the Stapler web framework used by Jenkins 2.153… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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