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vulnerabilityCVE-2025-2296
Name
CVE-2025-2296
Source
NVD ( link)Debian ( link)
Description
EDK2 contains a vulnerability in BIOS where an attacker may cause “ Improper Input Validation” by local access. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could alter control flow in unexpected ways, potentially allowing arbitrary command execution and impacting Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability.
Published Date
Updated Date
Workaround
-
Advisories

Analysis#


Affected Component
Analysis
ovmf
Not Affected

Vulnerability Ratings#


8.4
CVSSv4
NaN
other

Others affected components#


Name
Project
Project Version
Version
Status
buildroot
2025.02.x
edk2-stable202411
Not Affected
buildroot
master
edk2-stable202602
Not Affected
yocto
kirkstone
edk2-stable202202
Not Affected
yocto
scarthgap
edk2-stable202402
Patched

Resolved with patches#


ovmf (yocto:scarthgap)

#
Title
Author
Resolve
1
OvmfPkg/QemuKernelLoaderFsDxe: rework direct kernel
Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@redhat.com>
CVE-2025-2296
2
OvmfPkg/QemuKernelLoaderFsDxe: add support for named
Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@redhat.com>
CVE-2025-2296
3
OvmfPkg/X86QemuLoadImageLib: make legacy loader
Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@redhat.com>
CVE-2025-2296
4
OvmfPkg/X86QemuLoadImageLib: support booting via shim
Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@redhat.com>
CVE-2025-2296
5
OvmfPkg/QemuKernelLoaderFsDxe: allow longer file names
Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@redhat.com>
CVE-2025-2296
6
OvmfPkg/GenericQemuLoadImageLib: support booting via
Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@redhat.com>
CVE-2025-2296
7
OvmfPkg/QemuKernelLoaderFsDxe: drop bogus assert
Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@redhat.com>
CVE-2025-2296
8
OvmfPkg/QemuKernelLoaderFsDxe: don't quit when named
Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@redhat.com>
CVE-2025-2296
9
OvmfPkg/QemuKernelLoaderFsDxe: accept absolute paths
Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@redhat.com>
CVE-2025-2296