The remote AlmaLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALSA-2024:1063 advisory.

  - 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 a buffer overflow vulnerability when processing DNS Servers     option from a DHCPv6 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-2023-45234)

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

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AlmaLinux 8 : edk2 (ALSA-2024:1063)

high Nessus Plugin ID 191632

Version 1.0