Input validation error in UEFI firmware and Intel Atom Processor X Series - CVE-2024-28127

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Input validation error in UEFI firmware and Intel Atom Processor X Series - CVE-2024-28127

Published: February 18, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU104038
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-28127
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A local administrator can pass specially crafted input to the application and gain elevated privileges.


Affected software

UEFI firmware
Intel Atom Processor X Series
openEuler
Fedora
microcode_ctl

How to mitigate CVE-2024-28127

Install updates from vendor's website.

microcode_ctl - addressed in versions 2.1-61.6.fc40, 2.1-67.1.fc41
microcode_ctl - update to 20250211-1

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