Upstream information

CVE-2024-38805 at MITRE

Description

EDK2 contains a vulnerability in BIOS where a user may cause an Integer Overflow or Wraparound by network means. A successful exploitation of this vulnerability may lead to denial of service.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.

CVSS v3 Scores
CVSS detail CNA (TianoCore.org)
Base Score 6.3
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
Attack Vector Adjacent Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Low
Availability Impact High
CVSSv3 Version 3.1
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 1247977 [NEW]

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List of released packages

Product(s) Fixed package version(s) References
openSUSE Tumbleweed
  • ovmf >= 202505-2.1
  • ovmf-tools >= 202505-2.1
  • qemu-ovmf-ia32 >= 202505-2.1
  • qemu-ovmf-x86_64 >= 202505-2.1
  • qemu-ovmf-x86_64-debug >= 202505-2.1
  • qemu-uefi-aarch32 >= 202505-2.1
  • qemu-uefi-aarch64 >= 202505-2.1
  • qemu-uefi-riscv64 >= 202505-2.1
 Patchnames:
openSUSE-Tumbleweed-2025-15255

Status of this issue by product and package

Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.

Product(s) Source package State
Products under general support and receiving all security fixes.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.1 ovmf Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.1 ovmf Affected

SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Fri Jul 4 12:20:00 2025
CVE page last modified: Thu Feb 26 15:50:13 2026