{
  "cveId": "CVE-2023-40546",
  "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-40546",
  "summary": "CVE-2023-40546 is fixed in 5 products on 1 platform, first by shim 15.8-0ubuntu1, released January 22, 2024. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.",
  "title": "shim: A flaw was found in Shim when an error happened while creating a new ESL variable",
  "description": "A flaw was found in Shim when an error happened while creating a new ESL variable. If Shim fails to create the new variable, it tries to print an error message to the user; however, the number of parameters used by the logging function doesn\u0027t match the format string used by it, leading to a crash under certain circumstances.",
  "published": "2024-01-22T16:00:00Z",
  "severity": "medium",
  "cvss": 6.2,
  "cvssVector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
  "epss": 0.00438,
  "epssPercentile": 0.38337,
  "priority": "Routine",
  "priorityTier": 4,
  "exploited": false,
  "vendorExploited": false,
  "disclosed": false,
  "fixes": [
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      "product": "shim",
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      "fix": "DEBIAN-CVE-2023-40546",
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      "released": "2024-01-29T17:15:08Z"
    },
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      "released": "2024-01-29T17:15:08Z"
    },
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