CVE-2024-38798Uncleared password keystrokes in circular queue can lead to information disclosure or escalation of privilege

Description

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.

Data: CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Ubuntu. Published as the sources state it, in English.

Affected products and versions

References and patches

• https://github.com/tianocore/edk2/security/advisories/GHSA-q2c6-37h5-7cwf