SUSE update for ovmf

1) Division by zero

EUVDB-ID: #VU91170

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [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 - 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

Update the affected package ovmf to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

openSUSE Leap Micro: 5.5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro: 5.5

Server Applications Module: 15-SP5

SUSE Package Hub 15: 15-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15: SP5

openSUSE Leap: 15.5

qemu-ovmf-x86_64-debug: before 202208-150500.6.3.1

qemu-uefi-aarch32: before 202208-150500.6.3.1

qemu-uefi-aarch64: before 202208-150500.6.3.1

qemu-ovmf-ia32: before 202208-150500.6.3.1

qemu-ovmf-x86_64: before 202208-150500.6.3.1

ovmf: before 202208-150500.6.3.1

ovmf-tools: before 202208-150500.6.3.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:suse:opensuse_leap_micro:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_micro:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:server_applications_module:15-SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_package_hub_15:15-SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications_15:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_15:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_real_time_15:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_15:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop_15:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:opensuse_leap:15.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:qemu-ovmf-x86_64-debug:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:qemu-uefi-aarch32:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:qemu-uefi-aarch64:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:qemu-ovmf-ia32:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:qemu-ovmf-x86_64:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:ovmf:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:ovmf-tools:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*

External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20244088-1/

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.