Issued at: 2023-09-26
Updated at: 2023-09-26
Synopsis
Moderate: dmidecode security update
Description
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.