Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting edk2-ovmf package, versions <0:20190829git37eef91017ad-9.el8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (15th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-EDK2OVMF-3712167
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed5 Feb 2020

Introduced: 5 Feb 2020

CVE-2019-14563  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 edk2-ovmf to version 0:20190829git37eef91017ad-9.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2020:1712.

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

Integer truncation in EDK II may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

CVSS Scores

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