Out-of-bounds Write Affecting edk2-tools package, versions <0:20221207gitfff6d81270b5-9.el9_2

Q: How to fix?

<p>Upgrade <code>AlmaLinux:9</code> <code>edk2-tools</code> to version 0:20221207gitfff6d81270b5-9.el9_2 or higher.<br>This issue was patched in <code>ALSA-2023:2165</code>.</p>

Threat Intelligence

0.19% (57^th percentile)

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Snyk ID SNYK-ALMALINUX9-EDK2TOOLS-5659292
published 28 May 2023
disclosed 9 May 2023

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Introduced: 9 May 2023

CVE-2021-38578 Open this link in a new tab CWE-787 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 edk2-tools to version 0:20221207gitfff6d81270b5-9.el9_2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2023:2165.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream edk2-tools package and not the edk2-tools package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

Existing CommBuffer checks in SmmEntryPoint will not catch underflow when computing BufferSize.

References

CVSS Scores

version 3.1

Attack Vector (AV)

Network
Attack Complexity (AC)

Low
Privileges Required (PR)

None
User Interaction (UI)

None

Scope (S)

Unchanged

Confidentiality (C)

High
Integrity (I)

High
Availability (A)

High

Out-of-bounds Write Affecting edk2-tools package, versions <0:20221207gitfff6d81270b5-9.el9_2

Severity

Based on AlmaLinux security rating