Out-of-bounds Write Affecting edk2-aarch64 package, versions <0:20221207gitfff6d81270b5-9.el9_2


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.24% (62nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE9-EDK2AARCH64-5535501
  • published16 May 2023
  • disclosed3 Mar 2022

Introduced: 3 Mar 2022

CVE-2021-38578  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:9 edk2-aarch64 to version 0:20221207gitfff6d81270b5-9.el9_2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2023-2165.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream edk2-aarch64 package and not the edk2-aarch64 package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

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

CVSS Scores

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