Vulnerability · Published May 30, 2024 · Assigned by TianoCore
CVE-2024-1298Integer Overflow caused by divide by zero during S3 suspension
Medium 6.0
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in edk2 from TianoCore. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 12% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.0Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 87.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
EDK2 contains a vulnerability when S3 sleep is activated where an Attacker may cause a Division-By-Zero due to a UNIT32 overflow via local access. A successful exploit of this vulnerability may lead to a loss of Availability.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | edk2-aarch64 | 20220126gitbb1bba3d77-13.el8_10.2 | ALSA-2024:5297 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | edk2-aarch64 | 20240524-6.el9_5 | ALSA-2024:9088 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | edk2-ovmf | 20220126gitbb1bba3d77-13.el8_10.2 | ALSA-2024:5297 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | edk2-ovmf | 20240524-6.el9_5 | ALSA-2024:9088 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | edk2-tools | 20240524-6.el9_5 | ALSA-2024:9088 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | edk2-tools-doc | 20240524-6.el9_5 | ALSA-2024:9088 |
| Debian:12 | edk2 | 2022.11-6+deb12u2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-1298 |
| Debian:13 | edk2 | 2024.05-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-1298 |
| Debian:14 | edk2 | 2024.05-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-1298 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | edk2 | 0:20220126gitbb1bba3d77-13.el8_10.2 | RLSA-2024:5297 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | edk2 | 0:20240524-6.el9_5.3 | RLSA-2024:9088 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | edk2 | 2022.02-3ubuntu0.22.04.4 | USN-7894-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | edk2 | 2022.02-3ubuntu0.22.04.4 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-1298 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | edk2 | 2024.02-2ubuntu0.6 | USN-7894-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | edk2 | 2024.02-2ubuntu0.6 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-1298 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-369 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
- https://github.com/tianocore/edk2/security/advisories/GHSA-chfw-xj8f-6m53
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/F7NUL7NSZQ76A5OKDUCODQNY7WSX4SST/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VIMEZWDKEIQKU7NMHKL57DOCITPGEXYN/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250306-0002/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/06/msg00007.html