CVE-2019-14560: Medium severity Tianocore edk2 vulnerability

Published Jul 16, 2020
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Updated

REJECT DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. ConsultIDs: none. Reason: This candidate was in a CNA pool that was not assigned to any issues during 2019. Notes: none.

Other sources

A flaw was found in edk2. Function GetEfiGlobalVariable2() return value is not checked possibly leading to secure boot bypass if an attacker can cause the API to fail.

References:

https://bugzilla.tianocore.org/showbug.cgi?id=2167

Red Hat

Affected Software

1 affected component
Tianocore edk2

Event History

Jan 1, 1970
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Jul 16, 2020
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·08:59 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Feb 28, 2023
Rejected
via MITRE·12:00 AM
CVE Published
07:15 PM
Rejected
07:15 PM
Data Sourced
07:15 PM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2019-14560?

CVE-2019-14560 has been marked as REJECTED and does not have an assigned severity due to lack of documented issues.

2

What systems are affected by CVE-2019-14560?

CVE-2019-14560 potentially impacts the TianoCore edk2, although this candidate was ultimately not assigned.

3

How do I mitigate CVE-2019-14560?

Since CVE-2019-14560 was not assigned to any specific issue, there are no mitigation steps necessary for this candidate.

4

Is CVE-2019-14560 exploitable?

CVE-2019-14560 is not exploitable as it was never confirmed to have any vulnerabilities due to its REJECTED status.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2019-14560?

Information about CVE-2019-14560 is limited as the candidate was not assigned to any issues.

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