SUSE update for ovmf



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2024-1298
CWE-ID CWE-369
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

openSUSE Leap
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

qemu-ovmf-x86_64-debug
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

qemu-uefi-aarch64
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

qemu-uefi-aarch32
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

qemu-ovmf-x86_64
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

qemu-ovmf-ia32
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

ovmf
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

ovmf-tools
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor SUSE

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Division by zero

EUVDB-ID: #VU91170

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-1298

CWE-ID: CWE-369 - Divide By Zero

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a divide by zero error when S3 sleep is activated in MdeModulePkg/Universal/Acpi/FirmwarePerformanceDataTablePei/FirmwarePerformancePei.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package ovmf to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher: 5.2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro: 5.1 - 5.2

openSUSE Leap: 15.3

qemu-ovmf-x86_64-debug: before 202008-150300.10.23.1

qemu-uefi-aarch64: before 202008-150300.10.23.1

qemu-uefi-aarch32: before 202008-150300.10.23.1

qemu-ovmf-x86_64: before 202008-150300.10.23.1

qemu-ovmf-ia32: before 202008-150300.10.23.1

ovmf: before 202008-150300.10.23.1

ovmf-tools: before 202008-150300.10.23.1

CPE2.3 External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20244357-1/


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.



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