Dell PowerEdge T40 Mini Tower Server update for EDK2



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2024-38796
CWE-ID CWE-190
Exploitation vector Local network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 PowerEdge T40
Hardware solutions / Firmware

Vendor Dell

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Integer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU97766

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-38796

CWE-ID: CWE-190 - Integer overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in PeCoffLoaderRelocateImage. A remote user on the local network can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

PowerEdge T40: before 1.19.0

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/nl-nl/000335106/dsa-2025-256-security-update-for-dell-poweredge-t40-mini-tower-server-for-tianocore-edk2-vulnerability


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the local network (LAN).

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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



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