ALSA-2023:5252

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    ALSA-2023:5252

    Published: 19 Sept 2023Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026

    Summary: Moderate: dmidecode security update

    Details: The dmidecode packages provide utilities for extracting Intel 64 and Intel Itanium hardware information from the system BIOS or Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI), depending on the SMBIOS/DMI standard. This information typically includes system manufacturer, model name, serial number, BIOS version, and asset tag, as well as other details, depending on the manufacturer. Security Fix(es): * dmidecode: dump-bin to overwrite a local file (CVE-2023-30630) 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.

    References: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5252, https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-30630, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2186669, https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2023-5252.html

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: dmidecode

    Purl: pkg:rpm/almalinux/dmidecode

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1:3.3-4.el8_8.1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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