Resource Exhaustion Affecting edk2-ovmf package, versions <0:20200602gitca407c7246bf-3.el8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.1% (44th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS8-EDK2OVMF-2084532
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 5 Feb 2020

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 edk2-ovmf to version 0:20200602gitca407c7246bf-3.el8 or higher.

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 Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

Uncontrolled resource consumption in EDK II may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via network access.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

7.5 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    None
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    High
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SUSE

5.3 medium