Insyde InsydeH2O UEFI DXE Driver stack-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Insyde InsydeH2O. This impacts an unknown function of the component UEFI DXE Driver. Such manipulation leads to stack-based overflow. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2021-42059. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Insyde InsydeH2O (the affected version unknown) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component UEFI DXE Driver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-121. A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An issue was discovered in Insyde InsydeH2O Kernel 5.0 before 05.08.41, Kernel 5.1 before 05.16.41, Kernel 5.2 before 05.26.41, Kernel 5.3 before 05.35.41, and Kernel 5.4 before 05.42.20. A stack-based buffer overflow leads toarbitrary code execution in UEFI DisplayTypeDxe DXE driver.

The weakness was released 02/03/2022. The advisory is available at insyde.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2021-42059 since 10/07/2021. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Stack-based overflow
CWE: CWE-121 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

10/07/2021 🔍
02/03/2022 +119 days 🔍
02/03/2022 +0 days 🔍
11/04/2025 +1370 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: insyde.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-42059 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-42059
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-192146

Entryinfo

Created: 02/03/2022 08:09
Updated: 11/04/2025 23:16
Changes: 02/03/2022 08:09 (37), 02/04/2022 18:58 (1), 11/04/2025 23:16 (33)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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