Division by zero in Dell PowerEdge T30/T40 Mini Tower Server for TianoCore EDK2



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
Subscribe 		PowerEdge T40
Hardware solutions / Firmware

PowerEdge T30 Mini Tower Server
Server applications / Other server solutions

Vendor Dell

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Division by zero

EUVDB-ID: #VU91170

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

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

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

PowerEdge T40: before 1.15.0

PowerEdge T30 Mini Tower Server: before 1.14.0

CPE2.3
External links

http://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/nl-nl/000225613/dsa-2024-079-security-update-for-dell-poweredge-t30-t40-mini-tower-server-for-ami-bios-vulnerability


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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