usn-6920-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2024-07-29 04:18
Modified
2026-06-25 10:46
Summary
edk2 vulnerabilities
Details

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 memory write check in the SMM service, which could lead to a page fault occurring. An authenticated user could use this issue to potentially escalate their privileges, disclose information and/or create a denial of service via local access. (CVE-2018-12182)

It was discovered that EDK II incorrectly handled memory in DxeCore, which could lead to a stack overflow. An unauthenticated user could this issue to potentially escalate their privileges, disclose information and/or create a denial of service via local access. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-12183)

It was discovered that EDK II incorrectly handled memory in the Variable service under certain circumstances. An authenticated user could use this issue to potentially escalate their privileges, disclose information and/or create a denial of service via local access. (CVE-2018-3613)

It was discovered that EDK II incorrectly handled memory in its system firmware, which could lead to a buffer overflow. An unauthenticated user could use this issue to potentially escalate their privileges and/or create a denial of service via network access. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-0160)

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  "details": "It was discovered that EDK II was not properly performing bounds checks\nin Tianocompress, which could lead to a buffer overflow. An authenticated\nuser could use this issue to potentially escalate their privileges via \nlocal access. (CVE-2017-5731)\n\nIt was discovered that EDK II had an insufficient memory write check in\nthe SMM service, which could lead to a page fault occurring. An \nauthenticated user could use this issue to potentially escalate their\nprivileges, disclose information and/or create a denial of service via\nlocal access. (CVE-2018-12182)\n\nIt was discovered that EDK II incorrectly handled memory in DxeCore, which\ncould lead to a stack overflow. An unauthenticated user could this\nissue to potentially escalate their privileges, disclose information \nand/or create a denial of service via local access. This issue only\naffected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-12183)\n\nIt was discovered that EDK II incorrectly handled memory in the\nVariable service under certain circumstances. An authenticated user could\nuse this issue to potentially escalate their privileges, disclose \ninformation and/or create a denial of service via local access.\n(CVE-2018-3613)\n\nIt was discovered that EDK II incorrectly handled memory in its system\nfirmware, which could lead to a buffer overflow. An unauthenticated user\ncould use this issue to potentially escalate their privileges and/or \ncreate a denial of service via network access. This issue only affected\nUbuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-0160)\n",
  "id": "USN-6920-1",
  "modified": "2026-06-25T10:46:26Z",
  "published": "2024-07-29T04:18:17Z",
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  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "summary": "edk2 vulnerabilities",
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}



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