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Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting edk2-ovmf package, versions *

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.04% (11th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS8-EDK2OVMF-8137838
  • published 1 Oct 2024
  • disclosed 27 Sep 2024
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Introduced: 27 Sep 2024

CVE-2024-38796 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-122 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:8 edk2-ovmf.

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.

EDK2 contains a vulnerability in the PeCoffLoaderRelocateImage(). An Attacker may cause memory corruption due to an overflow via an adjacent network. A successful exploit of this vulnerability may lead to a loss of Confidentiality, Integrity, and/or Availability.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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Red Hat

5.9 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Adjacent
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    High
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    Low
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    Low
  • Integrity (I)
    High
  • Availability (A)
    Low