#VU89083 Integer overflow in edk2 - CVE-2022-36763


Vulnerability identifier: #VU89083

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-36763

CWE-ID: CWE-190

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
edk2
Hardware solutions / Firmware

Vendor: TianoCore

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow within the Tcg2MeasureGptTable() function when reading untrusted input from the disk. A local user can set up a malicious GPT table to trigger an integer overflow and overwrite code from UEFI applications.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

edk2: edk2-stable201808 - UDK2018


External links
http://github.com/tianocore/edk2/security/advisories/GHSA-xvv8-66cq-prwr
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SJ42V7O7F4OU6R7QSQQECLB6LDHKZIMQ/


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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