CVE-2023-43634

Config Partition Not Protected by Measured Boot

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: September 21, 2023 at 01:05 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:26 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsEveEve

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

When sealing/unsealing the “vault” key, a list of PCRs is used, which defines which PCRs are used. In a previous project, CYMOTIVE found that the configuration is not protected by the secure boot, and in response Zededa implemented measurements on the config partition that was mapped to PCR 13. In that process, PCR 13 was added to the list of PCRs that seal/unseal the key. In commit “56e589749c6ff58ded862d39535d43253b249acf”, the config partition measurement moved from PCR 13 to PCR 14, but PCR 14 was not added to the list of PCRs that seal/unseal the key. This change makes the measurement of PCR 14 effectively redundant as it would not affect the sealing/unsealing of the key. An attacker could modify the config partition without triggering the measured boot, this could result in the attacker gaining full control over the device with full access to the contents of the encrypted “vault”

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 8.6.09.0.0 ≤ v < 9.5.09.0.0
Affected range stops below 8.6.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 9.5.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 8.6.09.0.0 ≤ v < 9.5.09.0.0
Affected range stops below 8.6.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 9.5.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.8HIGHASRG
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-522CWE-922

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