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Uninitialized variable in Gecko Bootloader can leak secure stack

Type: advisorySources: OSV

Uninitialized buffer in GBL parser in Silicon Labs GSDK v4.3.0 and earlier allows attacker to leak data from Secure stack via malformed GBL file.

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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2023-3488
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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8 Nov 2026, 03:14 UTC · Revision 1

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Uninitialized variable in Gecko Bootloader can leak secure stack

core-osv · Original source

Published 28 Jul 2023, 15:36 UTC

Uninitialized buffer in GBL parser in Silicon Labs GSDK v4.3.0 and earlier allows attacker to leak data from Secure stack via malformed GBL file.

osv:CVE-2023-3488
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-3488",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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