Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS : EDK II vulnerabilities (USN-6920-1)

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-6920-1 advisory. It was discovered that EDK II was not properly performing bounds checks in Tianocompress, which could lead to a buffer overflow. An...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-6920-1)

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USN-6920-1: EDK II vulnerabilities

It was discovered that EDK II was not properly performing bounds checks in Tianocompress, which could lead to a buffer overflow. An authenticated user could use this issue to potentially escalate their privileges via local access. CVE-2017-5731 It was discovered that EDK II had an insufficient...

SUSE CVE-2018-12183

Stack overflow in DxeCore for EDK II may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege, information disclosure and/or denial of service via local access...

Updated edk2 packages fix multiples security vulnerabilities

Improper configuration in system firmware for EDK II may allow unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege, information disclosure and/or denial of service via local access. CVE-2018-12179. Insufficient memory write check in SMM service for EDK II may allow an authenticated...

CVE-2018-12183

Stack overflow in DxeCore for EDK II may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege, information disclosure and/or denial of service via local access...

CVE-2018-12183

Stack overflow in DxeCore for EDK II may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege, information disclosure and/or denial of service via local access...

CVE-2018-12183

CVE-2018-12183 is a stack overflow in EDK II’s DxeCore. The issue can allow an unauthenticated, local attacker to potentially escalate privileges, disclose information, and cause a denial of service via local access. The vulnerability is part of broader EDK II issues, with related CVEs (including...