Integer Overflow caused by divide by zero during S3 suspension
Priority MEDIUM 60CWE-369Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-369.
Summary
EDK2 contains a vulnerability when S3 sleep is activated where an Attacker may cause a Division-By-Zero due to a UNIT32 overflow via local access. A successful exploit of this vulnerability may lead to a loss of Availability.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00219 12th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed edk2 (TianoCore): edk2-stable202405Red Hat: 4 advisories
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA edk2 (TianoCore) Fixed in edk2-stable202405
Red Hat 4 advisories
- RHSA-2024:9088 Released 2024-11-12 · Red Hat rating Moderateedk2 security update
- Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) edk2-aarch64-20240524-6.el9_5, edk2-ovmf-20240524-6.el9_5, edk2-tools-20240524-6.el9_5 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) edk2-20240524-6.el9_5, edk2-aarch64-20240524-6.el9_5, edk2-ovmf-20240524-6.el9_5
- RHSA-2024:5623 Released 2024-08-20 · Red Hat rating Moderateedk2 security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6) edk2-20220126gitbb1bba3d77-2.el8_6.5, edk2-ovmf-20220126gitbb1bba3d77-2.el8_6.5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.6) edk2-20220126gitbb1bba3d77-2.el8_6.5, edk2-aarch64-20220126gitbb1bba3d77-2.el8_6.5, edk2-ovmf-20220126gitbb1bba3d77-2.el8_6.5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.6) edk2-20220126gitbb1bba3d77-2.el8_6.5, edk2-ovmf-20220126gitbb1bba3d77-2.el8_6.5
- RHSA-2024:5297 Released 2024-08-13 · Red Hat rating Moderateedk2 security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) edk2-20220126gitbb1bba3d77-13.el8_10.2, edk2-aarch64-20220126gitbb1bba3d77-13.el8_10.2, edk2-ovmf-20220126gitbb1bba3d77-13.el8_10.2
Show 1 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2024:4747 Released 2024-07-23 · Red Hat rating Moderateedk2 security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.8) edk2-20220126gitbb1bba3d77-4.el8_8.4, edk2-aarch64-20220126gitbb1bba3d77-4.el8_8.4, edk2-ovmf-20220126gitbb1bba3d77-4.el8_8.4
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:9088 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:5297 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:9088 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:5623 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:5623 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.8) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:4747 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:5623 |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-1298
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xvcj-qw55-xx42
References
More TianoCore vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2024-1298 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-1298 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xvcj-qw55-xx42 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-1298 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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