openEuler 20.03 LTS SP3 update for edk2



Published: 2022-10-14

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) NULL pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU54483

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-14584

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error. A local user can run a specially crafted program to escalate privileges on the system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

openEuler: 20.03 LTS SP3

edk2-help: before 202002-10

edk2-ovmf: before 202002-10

python3-edk2-devel: before 202002-10

edk2-aarch64: before 202002-10

edk2-devel: before 202002-10

edk2-debugsource: before 202002-10

edk2-debuginfo: before 202002-10

edk2: before 202002-10

External links

http://www.openeuler.org/en/security/security-bulletins/detail/?id=openEuler-SA-2022-1987


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU70612

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-11098

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows an attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in MdeModulePkg. An attacker with physical access to the affected system can execute arbitrary code.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

openEuler: 20.03 LTS SP3

edk2-help: before 202002-10

edk2-ovmf: before 202002-10

python3-edk2-devel: before 202002-10

edk2-aarch64: before 202002-10

edk2-devel: before 202002-10

edk2-debugsource: before 202002-10

edk2-debuginfo: before 202002-10

edk2: before 202002-10

External links

http://www.openeuler.org/en/security/security-bulletins/detail/?id=openEuler-SA-2022-1987


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. The attacker should have physical access to the system in order to successfully exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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