CVE-2024-38805
published 2025-08-12CVE-2024-38805: EDK2 contains a vulnerability in BIOS where a user may cause an Integer Overflow or Wraparound by network means. A successful exploitation of this…
PriorityP426medium6.3CVSS 3.1
AVAACLPRLUINSUCNILAH
EPSS
0.21%
10.9th percentile
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.
Affected
8 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | edk2 | < edk2 2025.02-9 (forky) | edk2 2025.02-9 (forky) |
| tianocore | edk2 | <= edk2-stable202502 | — |
| tianocore | edk2 | >= 0 < 2025.02-8+deb13u1 | 2025.02-8+deb13u1 |
| tianocore | edk2 | >= 0 < 2025.02-9 | 2025.02-9 |
| tianocore | edk2 | >= 0 < 2022.02-3ubuntu0.22.04.5 | 2022.02-3ubuntu0.22.04.5 |
| tianocore | edk2 | >= 0 < 2022.02-3ubuntu0.22.04.4 | 2022.02-3ubuntu0.22.04.4 |
| tianocore | edk2 | >= 0 < 2024.02-2ubuntu0.7 | 2024.02-2ubuntu0.7 |
| tianocore | edk2 | >= 0 < 2024.02-2ubuntu0.6 | 2024.02-2ubuntu0.6 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.16.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
osv7.4HIGH
vendor_ubuntu7.4HIGH
vendor_debian6.3MEDIUM
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OSV
edk2 regression
osv·2025-11-28·CVSS 7.4
CVE-2023-45236 [HIGH] edk2 regression
edk2 regression
USN-7894-1 fixed vulnerabilities in EDK II. The update introduced a
regression in the UEFI network boot. This update reverts the corresponding
fixes for CVE-2023-45236 and CVE-2023-45237 pending further investigation.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that EDK II was susceptible to a predictable TCP Initial
Sequence Number. An attacker could possibly use this issue to gain
unauthorized access. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, and Ubuntu
24.04 LTS. (CVE-2023-45236, CVE-2023-45237)
It was discovered that EDK II incorrectly handled S3 sleep. An attacker
could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only
affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-1298)
It was discovered that
OSV
edk2 vulnerabilities
osv·2025-11-26·CVSS 7.4
CVE-2023-45236 [HIGH] edk2 vulnerabilities
edk2 vulnerabilities
It was discovered that EDK II was susceptible to a predictable TCP Initial
Sequence Number. An attacker could possibly use this issue to gain
unauthorized access. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, and Ubuntu
24.04 LTS. (CVE-2023-45236, CVE-2023-45237)
It was discovered that EDK II incorrectly handled S3 sleep. An attacker
could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only
affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-1298)
It was discovered that the EDK II PE/COFF loader incorrectly handled
certain memory operations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause a denial of service, obtain sensitive information, or execute
arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, and Ubuntu
24.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-38
GHSA
GHSA-w8rg-pqpr-83hp: EDK2 contains a vulnerability in BIOS where a user may cause an Integer Overflow or Wraparound by network means
ghsa_unreviewed·2025-08-12
CVE-2024-38805 [MEDIUM] CWE-190 GHSA-w8rg-pqpr-83hp: EDK2 contains a vulnerability in BIOS where a user may cause an Integer Overflow or Wraparound by network means
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.
OSV
CVE-2024-38805: EDK2 contains a vulnerability in BIOS where a user may cause an Integer Overflow or Wraparound by network means
osv·2025-08-12·CVSS 6.3
CVE-2024-38805 [MEDIUM] CVE-2024-38805: EDK2 contains a vulnerability in BIOS where a user may cause an Integer Overflow or Wraparound by network means
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.
Ubuntu
EDK II regression
vendor_ubuntu·2025-11-28·CVSS 5.8
CVE-2023-45236 [MEDIUM] EDK II regression
Title: EDK II regression
Summary: USN-7894-1 introduced a regression in EDK II
USN-7894-1 fixed vulnerabilities in EDK II. The update introduced a
regression in the UEFI network boot. This update reverts the corresponding
fixes for CVE-2023-45236 and CVE-2023-45237 pending further investigation.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that EDK II was susceptible to a predictable TCP Initial
Sequence Number. An attacker could possibly use this issue to gain
unauthorized access. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, and Ubuntu
24.04 LTS. (CVE-2023-45236, CVE-2023-45237)
It was discovered that EDK II incorrectly handled S3 sleep. An attacker
could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only
affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu
EDK II vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2025-11-26·CVSS 7.4
CVE-2023-45236 [HIGH] EDK II vulnerabilities
Title: EDK II vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in EDK II.
It was discovered that EDK II was susceptible to a predictable TCP Initial
Sequence Number. An attacker could possibly use this issue to gain
unauthorized access. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, and Ubuntu
24.04 LTS. (CVE-2023-45236, CVE-2023-45237)
It was discovered that EDK II incorrectly handled S3 sleep. An attacker
could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only
affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-1298)
It was discovered that the EDK II PE/COFF loader incorrectly handled
certain memory operations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause a denial of service, obtain sensitive information, or execute
arbitrary code. This issue o
Debian
CVE-2024-38805: edk2 - EDK2 contains a vulnerability in BIOS where a user may cause an Integer Overflow...
vendor_debian·2024·CVSS 6.3
CVE-2024-38805 [MEDIUM] CVE-2024-38805: edk2 - EDK2 contains a vulnerability in BIOS where a user may cause an Integer Overflow...
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.
Scope: local
bookworm: open
bullseye: open
forky: resolved (fixed in 2025.02-9)
sid: resolved (fixed in 2025.02-9)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 2025.02-8+deb13u1)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
2025-08-12
Published