Out-of-bounds Write Affecting edk2-ovmf package, versions <0:20200602gitca407c7246bf-4.el8_4.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (18th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-EDK2OVMF-2587761
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed11 Jun 2021

Introduced: 11 Jun 2021

CVE-2021-28211  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 edk2-ovmf to version 0:20200602gitca407c7246bf-4.el8_4.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2021-2591.

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

A heap overflow in LzmaUefiDecompressGetInfo function in EDK II.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1