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Medium ELSA-2024-9088 4 CVEs

Moderate: edk2 security update (Oracle Linux 9)

Published Nov 14, 2024 · Updated Nov 14, 2024

Summary

[20240524-6.0.1]
- Replace upstream references [Orabug:36569119]

[20240524-6]
- edk2-OvmfPkg-CpuHotplugSmm-delay-SMM-exit.patch [RHEL-56974]
- edk2-Bumped-openssl-submodule-version-to-0205b5898872.patch [RHEL-55336]
- Resolves: RHEL-56974
(qemu-kvm: warning: Blocked re-entrant IO on MemoryRegion: acpi-cpu-hotplug at addr: 0x0 [rhel-9])
- Resolves: RHEL-55336
(CVE-2024-6119 edk2/openssl: Possible denial of service in X.509 name checks [rhel-9.5])

[20240524-5]
- edk2-UefiCpuPkg-PiSmmCpuDxeSmm-skip-PatchInstructionX86-c.patch [RHEL-45847]
- Resolves: RHEL-45847
([RHEL9.5] Hotplug vcpu to a guest cause guest kernel panic)

[20240524-4]
- edk2-AmdSevDxe-Fix-the-shim-fallback-reboot-workaround-fo.patch [RHEL-56081]
- Resolves: RHEL-56081
([EDK2] Shim fallback reboot workaround might not work on SNP)

[20240524-3]
- edk2-NetworkPkg-DxeNetLib-adjust-PseudoRandom-error-loggi.patch [RHEL-45899]
- edk2-NetworkPkg-DxeNetLib-Reword-PseudoRandom-error-loggi.patch [RHEL-45899]
- Resolves: RHEL-45899
([RHEL-9.5.0] edk2 hit Failed to generate random data)

[20240524-2]
- edk2-MdeModulePkg-Warn-if-out-of-flash-space-when-writing.patch [RHEL-43442]
- Resolves: RHEL-43442
(edk2 disconnects abnormally before loading the kernel)

[20240524-1]
- Rebase to edk2-stable202405
- Bumo openssl to 8e5beb77088b
- Resolves: RHEL-32486
(rebase to edk2-stable202405 [rhel-9])
- Resolves: RHEL-36446
(edk2: enable MOR [rhel-9])
- Resolves: RHEL-21653
(CVE-2023-6237 edk2: openssl: Excessive time spent checking invalid RSA public keys [rhel-9])
- Resolves: RHEL-21150
(CVE-2023-6129 edk2: mysql: openssl: POLY1305 MAC implementation corrupts vector registers on PowerPC)
- Resolves: RHEL-22490
(CVE-2024-0727 edk2: openssl: denial of service via null dereference [rhel-9])

[20240214-2]
- edk2-OvmfPkg-PlatformPei-log-a-warning-when-memory-is-tig.patch [RHEL-22202]
- edk2-OvmfPkg-PlatformPei-consider-AP-stacks-for-pei-memor.patch [RHEL-22202]
- edk2-OvmfPkg-PlatformPei-rewrite-page-table-calculation.patch [RHEL-22202]
- edk2-OvmfPkg-PlatformPei-log-pei-memory-cap-details.patch [RHEL-22202]
- edk2-UefiCpuPkg-MpInitLib-Add-support-for-multiple-HOBs-t.patch [RHEL-22202]
- edk2-UefiCpuPkg-MpInitLib-Add-support-for-multiple-HOBs-t.p2.patch [RHEL-22202]
- edk2-UefiCpuPkg-MpInitLib-Add-support-for-multiple-HOBs-t.p3.patch [RHEL-22202]
- edk2-UefiCpuPkg-MpInitLib-Add-support-for-multiple-HOBs-t.p4.patch [RHEL-22202]
- edk2-UefiCpuPkg-MpInitLib-Add-support-for-multiple-HOBs-t.p5.patch [RHEL-22202]
- edk2-UefiCpuPkg-MpInitLib-return-early-in-GetBspNumber.patch [RHEL-22202]
- Resolves: RHEL-22202
([EDK2] Support booting with 4096 vcpus)

[20240214-1]
- Rebase to edk2-stable202302
- Resolves: RHEL-26879

Fixed packages 4

ReleasePackageFixed in
Oracle Linux · 9 edk2-aarch64 0:20240524-6.0.1.el9_5
Oracle Linux · 9 edk2-ovmf 0:20240524-6.0.1.el9_5
Oracle Linux · 9 edk2-tools 0:20240524-6.0.1.el9_5
Oracle Linux · 9 edk2-tools-doc 0:20240524-6.0.1.el9_5

Vulnerabilities 4

  • Medium 6.5

    POLY1305 MAC implementation corrupts vector registers on PowerPC

    Issue summary: The POLY1305 MAC (message authentication code) implementation contains a bug that might corrupt the internal state of applications running on PowerPC CPU based platforms if the CPU provides vector instructions. Impact summary: If an attacker ca…

  • Medium 6.0

    Integer Overflow caused by divide by zero during S3 suspension

    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.

  • Medium 5.9

    Excessive time spent checking invalid RSA public keys

    Issue summary: Checking excessively long invalid RSA public keys may take a long time. Impact summary: Applications that use the function EVP_PKEY_public_check() to check RSA public keys may experience long delays. Where the key that is being checked has been…

  • Medium 5.5

    PKCS12 Decoding crashes

    Issue summary: Processing a maliciously formatted PKCS12 file may lead OpenSSL to crash leading to a potential Denial of Service attack Impact summary: Applications loading files in the PKCS12 format from untrusted sources might terminate abruptly. A file in …