CVE-2024-21859 (GCVE-0-2024-21859)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-02-12 21:19 – Updated: 2025-02-13 19:49
VLAI?
Summary
Improper buffer restrictions in the UEFI firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.
Severity ?
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • Information Disclosure
  • CWE-119 - Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a Intel(R) Processors Affected: See references
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