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TI-2018-02649 Aliases CVE-2018-3613GHSA-mv23-75j8-f4p8

Logic issue in variable service module for EDK II/UDK2018/UDK2017/UDK2015 may allow an…

Priority LOW 34Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

Logic issue in variable service module for EDK II/UDK2018/UDK2017/UDK2015 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege, information disclosure and/or denial of service via local access.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00441 38th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
TianoCoreExtensible Firmware Interface Development Kit (EDK II)N/A—No fix listedCNA
  • Extensible Firmware Interface Development Kit (EDK II) VendorTianoCore Affected N/A Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:tianocore:edk_ii:udk2015:*:*:*:*:*:*:*udk2015VulnerableTianoCore
cpe:2.3:a:tianocore:edk_ii:udk2017:*:*:*:*:*:*:*udk2017VulnerableTianoCore
cpe:2.3:a:tianocore:edk_ii:udk2018:*:*:*:*:*:*:*udk2018VulnerableTianoCore
  • cpe:2.3:a:tianocore:edk_ii:udk2015:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions udk2015 Vulnerable ·TianoCore
  • cpe:2.3:a:tianocore:edk_ii:udk2017:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions udk2017 Vulnerable ·TianoCore
  • cpe:2.3:a:tianocore:edk_ii:udk2018:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions udk2018 Vulnerable ·TianoCore

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2019:2125 Released 2019-08-06 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    ovmf security and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) OVMF-20180508-6.gitee3198e672e2.el7, ovmf-20180508-6.gitee3198e672e2.el7

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Advisory ·

    Extensible Firmware Interface Development Kit (EDK II) — FEDORA-2019-bff1cbaba3

    4 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2018-08727 Memory corruption in TianoCore Extensible Firmware Interface Development KitPriority MEDIUM 44
    • TI-2018-08729 Out-of-bounds write in TianoCore Extensible Firmware Interface Development KitPriority MEDIUM 42
    • TI-2018-08730 Out-of-bounds write in TianoCore Extensible Firmware Interface Development KitPriority LOW 27

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:2125
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-3613
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mv23-75j8-f4p8

References

  • TI-2019-00139 Buffer overflow in Extensible Firmware Interface Development Kit CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-08727 Memory corruption in TianoCore Extensible Firmware Interface Development Kit CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2018-08729 Out-of-bounds write in TianoCore Extensible Firmware Interface Development Kit CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2021-09442 BootPerformanceTable pointer is read from an NVRAM variable in PEI. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2018-08728 Improper configuration in system firmware for EDK II may allow unauthenticated user to… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2018-08732 Out-of-bounds write in TianoCore Extensible Firmware Interface Development Kit CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.8
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