VDB-266745 · CVE-2024-1298 · GHSA-chfw-xj8f-6m53

Tianocore EDK2 S3 Sleep divide by zero

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Tianocore EDK2 and classified as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the component S3 Sleep Handler. Performing a manipulation results in divide by zero. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-1298. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Tianocore EDK2 (the affected version unknown). This affects an unknown part of the component S3 Sleep Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a divide by zero vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-369. The product divides a value by zero. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was published by Binarly as GHSA-chfw-xj8f-6m53. The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-1298 since 02/06/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation requires an enhanced level of successful authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 209346 (Oracle Linux 7 : edk2 (ELSA-2024-12794)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (209346) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2024-1274). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Affected

Debian Linux
Amazon Linux 2
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
SUSE Linux
Oracle Linux
Dell Computer
Lenovo Computer
Dell PowerEdge
Lenovo BIOS
Insyde UEFI Firmware
TianoCore EDK2

Productinfo

Vendor

Tianocore

Name

EDK2

Website

Product: https://github.com/tianocore/edk2/

CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.4
VulDB Temp Score: 4.2
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CNA Base Score: 6.0
CNA Vector (TianoCore.org): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Divide by zero
CWE: CWE-369 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 209346
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 7 : edk2 (ELSA-2024-12794)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

02/06/2024 🔍
05/31/2024 +114 days 🔍
05/31/2024 +0 days 🔍
07/25/2025 +420 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-chfw-xj8f-6m53
Researcher: Binarly
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-1298 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-1298
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-266745
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2024-1274 - TianoCore EDK2: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of Service

Entryinfo

Created: 05/31/2024 07:22
Updated: 07/25/2025 20:52
Changes: 05/31/2024 07:22 (64), 10/21/2024 18:51 (3), 03/07/2025 05:23 (1), 07/25/2025 20:52 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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