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
DescriptionThe 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.
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Vulnerable software versionsPowerEdge T40: before 1.15.0
PowerEdge T30 Mini Tower Server: before 1.14.0
External linksQ & 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.
