Out-of-Bounds Affecting ovmf-tools package, versions <202308-150600.5.25.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.29% (22nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES156-OVMFTOOLS-14975664
  • published16 Jan 2026
  • disclosed14 Jan 2026

Introduced: 14 Jan 2026

CVE-2022-36765  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.6 ovmf-tools to version 202308-150600.5.25.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ovmf-tools package and not the ovmf-tools package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.6 relevant fixed versions and status.

EDK2 is susceptible to a vulnerability in the CreateHob() function, allowing a user to trigger a integer overflow to buffer overflow via a local network. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in a compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and/or availability.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1