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TI-2024-26031 Aliases CVE-2024-38798GHSA-r48c-47wj-rhc5

Uncleared password keystrokes in circular queue can lead to information disclosure or escalation of privilege

Priority LOW 25CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · Low · Low
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 4 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

EDK2 contains a vulnerability in BIOS where an attacker may cause “Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor” by local access. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will lead to possible information disclosure or escalation of privilege and impact Confidentiality.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00142 3rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial EDK2 (TianoCore): edk2-stable202511Red Hat: 4 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
TianoCoreEDK2before edk2-stable202511edk2-stable202511Patch availableCNA
  • EDK2 VendorTianoCore Affected before edk2-stable202511 Fixed in edk2-stable202511 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:tianocore:edk2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——TianoCore
  • cpe:2.3:a:tianocore:edk2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·TianoCore

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA EDK2 (TianoCore) Fixed in edk2-stable202511

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-38798
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r48c-47wj-rhc5

References

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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