Moderate: edk2 security update

2024-08-1300:00:00

Google

osv.dev

edk2

uefi

security update

cve-2023-45236

cve-2023-45237

cve-2024-1298

virtual machines

qemu

kvm

CVSS3

7.5

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

AI Score

7.1

Confidence

Low

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EDK (Embedded Development Kit) is a project to enable UEFI support for Virtual Machines. This package contains a sample 64-bit UEFI firmware for QEMU and KVM.

Security Fix(es):

edk2: Predictable TCP Initial Sequence Numbers (CVE-2023-45236)
edk2: Use of a Weak PseudoRandom Number Generator (CVE-2023-45237)
edk2: Temporary DoS vulnerability (CVE-2024-1298)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.