Google: sys-boot/shim: security update to 18244.1.7

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 450458

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

- A remote code execution vulnerability was found in Shim. The Shim boot support trusts attacker-controlled
values when parsing an HTTP response. This flaw allows an attacker to craft a specific malicious HTTP
request, leading to a completely controlled out-of-bounds write primitive and complete system compromise.
This flaw is only exploitable during the early boot phase, an attacker needs to perform a Man-in-the-
Middle or compromise the boot server to be able to exploit this vulnerability successfully.
(CVE-2023-40547)

Solution

Update the sys-boot/shim library and its related packages to version 18244.1.7 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 450458

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Family: Google COS Security Checks

Published: 10/1/2026

Updated: 10/1/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5

Percentile: 94.49

Vendor

Vendor Severity: HIGH

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-40547

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.3

Temporal Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/25/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-40547

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