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TI-2019-10848 Aliases CVE-2019-14559GHSA-5cmc-7w2j-jpj5

Memory leak in Extensible Firmware Interface Development Kit

Priority LOW 36CWE-401Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 1 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-401.

Summary

Uncontrolled resource consumption in EDK II may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via network access.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01324 71st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 1 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—Extensible Firmware Interface Development Kit (EDK II)EDK II—No fix listedCNA
  • Extensible Firmware Interface Development Kit (EDK II) Vendor— Affected EDK II Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:tianocore:edk2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableTianoCore
  • cpe:2.3:a:tianocore:edk2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·TianoCore

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2020:4805 Released 2020-11-04 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    edk2 security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) edk2-20200602gitca407c7246bf-3.el8, edk2-aarch64-20200602gitca407c7246bf-3.el8, edk2-ovmf-20200602gitca407c7246bf-3.el8

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2020:4805

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-14559
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5cmc-7w2j-jpj5

References

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • TI-2026-79288 Out-of-bounds write in Google Brotli decoder KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
  • TI-2023-24240 Buffer Overflow in EDK II Network Package CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-24238 Infinite loop in EDK II Network Package CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2023-24235 Buffer Overflow in EDK II Network Package CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-26565 An insecure default to allow UEFI Shell in EDK2 was left enabled in Ubuntu's EDK2. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.7
  • TI-2023-24236 Out-of-Bounds Read in EDK II Network Package CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
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Sources

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