The remote Oracle Linux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2024-28600 advisory.

  - EDK2's Network Package is susceptible to a predictable TCP Initial Sequence Number. This vulnerability can     be exploited by an attacker to gain unauthorized access and potentially lead to a loss of Confidentiality.
    (CVE-2023-45236, CVE-2023-45237)

  - EDK2 contains a vulnerability when S3 sleep is activated where an Attacker may cause a Division-By-Zero     due to a UNIT32 overflow via local access. A successful exploit of this vulnerability may lead to a loss     of Availability. (CVE-2024-1298)

  - In the Linux kernel before 6.9, an untrusted hypervisor can inject virtual interrupt 29 (#VC) at any point     in time and can trigger its handler. This affects AMD SEV-SNP and AMD SEV-ES. (CVE-2024-25742)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Oracle Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2024-4749 advisory.

    - edk2-NetworkPkg-SECURITY-PATCH-CVE-2023-45237.patch [RHEL-40270 RHEL-40272]
    - edk2-NetworkPkg-TcpDxe-SECURITY-PATCH-CVE-2023-45236.patch [RHEL-40270 RHEL-40272]
    - Resolves: RHEL-40270       (CVE-2023-45237 edk2: Use of a Weak PseudoRandom Number Generator [rhel-9.4.z])
    - Resolves: RHEL-40272       (CVE-2023-45236 edk2: Predictable TCP Initial Sequence Numbers [rhel-9.4.z])

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2024:4749 advisory.

    EDK (Embedded Development Kit) is a project to enable UEFI support for Virtual Machines. This package     contains a sample 64-bit UEFI firmware for QEMU and KVM.

    Security Fix(es):

    * EDK2: integer overflow in CreateHob() could lead to HOB OOB R/W (CVE-2022-36765)

    * edk2: Predictable TCP Initial Sequence Numbers (CVE-2023-45236)

    * edk2: Use of a Weak PseudoRandom Number Generator (CVE-2023-45237)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - EDK2's Network Package is susceptible to a predictable TCP Initial Sequence Number. This vulnerability can     be exploited by an attacker to gain unauthorized access and potentially lead to a loss of Confidentiality.
    (CVE-2023-45236)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

The remote RockyLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RLSA-2024:5297 advisory.

    * edk2: Predictable TCP Initial Sequence Numbers (CVE-2023-45236)

    * edk2: Use of a Weak PseudoRandom Number Generator (CVE-2023-45237)

    * edk2: Temporary DoS vulnerability (CVE-2024-1298)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the RockyLinux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2025:0503-1 advisory.

    - CVE-2024-1298: potential division-by-zero crash in edk2 due to UINT32 overflow in S3 ResumeCount.
    (bsc#1225889)
    - CVE-2023-45229: out-of-bounds read in edk2 when processing IA_NA/IA_TA options in DHCPv6 Advertise     messages.
      (bsc#1218879)
    - CVE-2023-45230: buffer overflow in the DHCPv6 client in edk2 via a long Server ID option. (bsc#1218880)
    - CVE-2023-45231: out-of-bounds read in edk2 when handling a ND Redirect message with truncated options.
    (bsc#1218881)
    - CVE-2023-45232: infinite loop in edk2 when parsing unknown options in the Destination Options header.
    (bsc#1218882)
    - CVE-2023-45233: infinite loop in edk2 when parsing PadN options in the Destination Options header.
    (bsc#1218883)
    - CVE-2023-45234: buffer overflow in edk2 when processing DNS Servers options in a DHCPv6 Advertise     message.
      (bsc#1218884)
    - CVE-2023-45235: buffer overflow in edk2 when handling the Server ID option in a DHCPv6 proxy Advertise     message.
      (bsc#1218885)
    - CVE-2023-45236: predictable TCP Initial Sequence Numbers in edk2 network packages. (bsc#1218886)
    - CVE-2023-45237: use of a weak pseudorandom number generator in edk2. (bsc#1218887)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Oracle Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2024-12842 advisory.

    - EDK2: EDK2 contains a vulnerability when S3 sleep is activated where an Attacker may cause a Division-     By-Zero due to a UNIT32 overflow via local access [Orabug: 36990130] {CVE-2024-1298}
    - EDK2: In the Linux kernel before 6.9, an untrusted hypervisor can inject virtual interrupt 29 (#VC) at     any point in time and can trigger its handler. [Orabug: 36990244] {CVE-2024-25742}
    - EDK2: EDK2's Network Package is susceptible to a predictable TCP Initial Sequence Number. [Orabug:
    36990198] {CVE-2023-45236}
    - EDK2: EDK2's Network Package is susceptible to a predictable TCP Initial Sequence Number. [Orabug:
    36990210] {CVE-2023-45237}

    * Tue Feb 27 2024 Aaron Young <aaron.young@oracle.com>
    - Create new 20240227 release for OL9 which includes the following fixed CVEs:
      {CVE-2023-45229} {CVE-2023-45230} {CVE-2023-45231} {CVE-2023-45232} {CVE-2023-45233} {CVE-2023-45234}     {CVE-2023-45235} {CVE-2022-36763} {CVE-2022-36764} {CVE-2022-36765}
    - Update to OpenSSL 3.0.10 which includes the following fixed CVEs:
      {CVE-2023-2975} {CVE-2023-1255} {CVE-2023-0401} {CVE-2023-0217} {CVE-2023-0216} {CVE-2023-0215}     {CVE-2022-4203} {CVE-2022-3996} {CVE-2022-3602} {CVE-2022-3786} {CVE-2022-3358} {CVE-2022-2274}     {CVE-2022-1473} {CVE-2022-1434} {CVE-2022-1343} {CVE-2021-4044} {CVE-2021-23839}

    * Tue Aug 22 2023 Aaron Young <aaron.young@oracle.com>
    - Create new 20230821 release for OL9 which includes the following fixed CVEs:
      {CVE-2019-14560}
    - Update to OpenSSL 1.1.1v which includes the following fixed CVEs:
      {CVE-2023-3817} {CVE-2023-3446} {CVE-2023-2650} {CVE-2023-0465} {CVE-2023-0466} {CVE-2023-0464}     {CVE-2023-0286} {CVE-2023-0215} {CVE-2022-4450} {CVE-2022-4304} {CVE-2022-2097} {CVE-2022-2068}     {CVE-2022-1292} {CVE-2022-0778} {CVE-2021-4160} {CVE-2021-3712} {CVE-2021-3711} {CVE-2021-3450}     {CVE-2021-3449} {CVE-2021-23841} {CVE-2021-23840} {CVE-2020-1971} {CVE-2020-1967} {CVE-2019-1551}     {CVE-2019-1563} {CVE-2019-1549} {CVE-2019-1547} {CVE-2019-1552} {CVE-2019-1543} {CVE-2018-0734}     {CVE-2018-0735}

    * Tue Jun 13 2023 Aaron Young <aaron.young@oracle.com>

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

According to the versions of the edk2 package installed, the EulerOS Virtualization installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

    EDK2's Network Package is susceptible to a buffer overflow vulnerability when handling Server ID option     from a DHCPv6 proxy Advertise message. This vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker to gain     unauthorized access and potentially lead to a loss of Confidentiality, Integrity and/or     Availability.(CVE-2023-45235)

    EDK2's Network Package is susceptible to a predictable TCP Initial Sequence Number. This vulnerability can     be exploited by an attacker to gain unauthorized access and potentially lead to a loss of     Confidentiality.(CVE-2023-45234)

    EDK2's Network Package is susceptible to an out-of-bounds read vulnerability when processing the IA_NA or     IA_TA option in a DHCPv6 Advertise message. This vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker to gain     unauthorized access and potentially lead to a loss of Confidentiality.(CVE-2023-45229)

    EDK2's Network Package is susceptible to a buffer overflow vulnerability via a long server ID option in     DHCPv6 client. This vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker to gain unauthorized access and     potentially lead to a loss of Confidentiality, Integrity and/or Availability.(CVE-2023-45230)

    EDK2's Network Package is susceptible to an infinite loop vulnerability when parsing unknown options in     the Destination Options header of IPv6. This vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker to gain     unauthorized access and potentially lead to a loss of Availability.(CVE-2023-45232)

    EDK2's Network Package is susceptible to an infinite lop vulnerability when parsing a PadN option in the     Destination Options header of IPv6. This vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker to gain     unauthorized  access and potentially lead to a loss of Availability.(CVE-2023-45233)

    EDK2's Network Package is susceptible to an out-of-bounds read vulnerability when processing Neighbor     Discovery Redirect message. This vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker to gain unauthorized access     and potentially lead to a loss of Confidentiality.(CVE-2023-45231)

    EDK2's Network Package is susceptible to a predictable TCP Initial Sequence Number. This vulnerability can     be exploited by an attacker to gain unauthorized  access and potentially lead to a loss of     Confidentiality.(CVE-2023-45236)

    EDK2's Network Package is susceptible to a predictable TCP Initial Sequence Number. This vulnerability can     be exploited by an attacker to gain unauthorized  access and potentially lead to a loss of     Confidentiality.(CVE-2023-45237)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS Virtualization edk2 security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2024:5297 advisory.

    EDK (Embedded Development Kit) is a project to enable UEFI support for Virtual Machines. This package     contains a sample 64-bit UEFI firmware for QEMU and KVM.

    Security Fix(es):

    * edk2: Predictable TCP Initial Sequence Numbers (CVE-2023-45236)

    * edk2: Use of a Weak PseudoRandom Number Generator (CVE-2023-45237)

    * edk2: Temporary DoS vulnerability (CVE-2024-1298)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Oracle Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2024-12795 advisory.

    - EDK2: EDK2 contains a vulnerability when S3 sleep is activated where an Attacker may cause a Division-     By-Zero due to a UNIT32 overflow via local access [Orabug: 36990130] {CVE-2024-1298}
    - EDK2: In the Linux kernel before 6.9, an untrusted hypervisor can inject virtual interrupt 29 (#VC) at     any point in time and can trigger its handler. [Orabug: 36990244] {CVE-2024-25742}
    - EDK2: EDK2's Network Package is susceptible to a predictable TCP Initial Sequence Number. [Orabug:
    36990198] {CVE-2023-45236}

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALINUX3-SA-2024:0178 advisory.

    Package updates are available for Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 that fix the following vulnerabilities:

    CVE-2023-45236:
    EDK2's Network Package is susceptible to a predictable TCP Initial Sequence Number. This     vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker to gain unauthorized     access and potentially lead to a loss of Confidentiality.

    CVE-2023-45237:
    EDK2's Network Package is susceptible to a predictable TCP Initial Sequence Number. This     vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker to gain unauthorized     access and potentially lead to a loss of Confidentiality.

    CVE-2024-1298:
    EDK2 contains a vulnerability when S3 sleep is activated where an Attacker may cause a Division-By-Zero     due to a UNIT32 overflow via local access. A successful exploit of this vulnerability may lead to a loss     of Availability.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Alibaba Cloud Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote NewStart CGSL host, running version MAIN 7.02, has edk2 packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

  - EDK2's Network Package is susceptible to a buffer overflow vulnerability when handling Server ID option     from a DHCPv6 proxy Advertise message. This vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker to gain     unauthorized access and potentially lead to a loss of Confidentiality, Integrity and/or Availability.
    (CVE-2023-45235)

  - EDK2 is susceptible to a vulnerability in the Tcg2MeasureGptTable() function, allowing a user to trigger a     heap buffer overflow via a local network. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in a     compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and/or availability. (CVE-2022-36763)

  - EDK2 is susceptible to a vulnerability in the Tcg2MeasurePeImage() function, allowing a user to trigger a     heap buffer overflow via a local network. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in a     compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and/or availability. (CVE-2022-36764)

  - EDK2 is susceptible to a vulnerability in the CreateHob() function, allowing a user to trigger a integer     overflow to buffer overflow via a local network. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result     in a compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and/or availability. (CVE-2022-36765)

  - EDK2's Network Package is susceptible to an out-of-bounds read vulnerability when processing the IA_NA or     IA_TA option in a DHCPv6 Advertise message. This vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker to gain     unauthorized access and potentially lead to a loss of Confidentiality. (CVE-2023-45229)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Published	Updated	Severity
209533	Oracle Linux 8 : edk2 (ELSA-2024-28600)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	10/23/2024	10/23/2024	high
204668	Oracle Linux 9 : edk2 (ELSA-2024-4749)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	7/24/2024	11/2/2024	high
203675	RHEL 9 : edk2 (RHSA-2024:4749)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	7/23/2024	11/7/2024	high
226941	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-45236	Nessus	Misc.	3/5/2025	3/5/2025	high
235558	RockyLinux 8 : edk2 (RLSA-2024:5297)	Nessus	Rocky Linux Local Security Checks	5/7/2025	5/7/2025	high
216443	SUSE SLES15 Security Update : ovmf (SUSE-SU-2025:0503-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	2/19/2025	2/19/2025	high
211827	Oracle Linux 9 : edk2 (ELSA-2024-12842)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	11/25/2024	4/9/2025	high
202684	EulerOS Virtualization 2.10.0 : edk2 (EulerOS-SA-2024-1996)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	7/18/2024	7/18/2024	high
205516	RHEL 8 : edk2 (RHSA-2024:5297)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	8/14/2024	11/7/2024	high
209568	Oracle Linux 8 : edk2 (ELSA-2024-12795)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	10/23/2024	5/29/2025	high
236219	Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0178: edk2 (ALINUX3-SA-2024:0178)	Nessus	Alibaba Cloud Linux Local Security Checks	5/14/2025	5/14/2025	high
242805	NewStart CGSL MAIN 7.02 : edk2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (NS-SA-2025-0105)	Nessus	NewStart CGSL Local Security Checks	7/25/2025	7/25/2025	high

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