Out-of-bounds Write Affecting edk2-ovmf package, versions <0:20190501stable-2.amzn2.0.1
Threat Intelligence
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- published27 Sept 2021
- disclosed27 Mar 2019
Introduced: 27 Mar 2019
CVE-2018-12183 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 edk2-ovmf to version 0:20190501stable-2.amzn2.0.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2019-1290.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream edk2-ovmf package and not the edk2-ovmf package as distributed by Amazon-Linux.
See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.
Stack overflow in DxeCore for EDK II may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege, information disclosure and/or denial of service via local access.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107643
- https://edk2-docs.gitbooks.io/security-advisory/content/unlimited-fv-recursion.html
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03912en_us
- http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-12183
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TQYVZRFEXSN3KS43AVH4D7QX553EZQYP/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TQYVZRFEXSN3KS43AVH4D7QX553EZQYP/