Division by zero in edk2 - CVE-2024-1298

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Division by zero in edk2 - CVE-2024-1298

Published: June 5, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU91170
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
edk2
Software vendor:
TianoCore

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.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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