INFSA-2024:5297: EDK2 security update

Information about definition

Identificator: INFSA-2024:5297

Type: security

Release date: 2024-08-27 10:12:55 UTC

Information about package

EDK (Embedded Development Kit) is a project to enable UEFI support for Virtual Machines. This package contains a sample 64-bit UEFI firmware for QEMU and KVM.

Vulnerabilities description

  • CVE-2023-45236

    A security flaw has been identified in EDK2, the open-source reference implementation of the UEFI specification. This vulnerability enables an unauthorized attacker to potentially disclose sensitive information.

  • CVE-2023-45237

    A security flaw has been identified in the cryptographic system of EDK2, the open-source reference implementation of the UEFI specification. This vulnerability enables an unauthorized remote attacker to potentially expose sensitive information.

  • CVE-2024-1298

    EDK2 contains a vulnerability when S3 sleep is activated where an Attacker may cause a Division-By-Zero due to a UNIT32 overflow via local access. A successful exploit of this vulnerability may lead to a loss of Availability.

Severity level

CVE Score CVSS 2.0 Score CVSS 3.x Score CVSS 4.0
no information 7.5 no information
no information 7.5 no information
NIST — CVE-2024-1298
 no information 6.0 no information
Critical, important, moderate, low

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