Vulnerability identifier: #VU91170

Vulnerability 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

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
edk2
Hardware solutions / Firmware

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.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

edk2: edk2-stable201808 - UDK2018

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External links
http://github.com/tianocore/edk2/security/advisories/GHSA-chfw-xj8f-6m53

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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.