USN-4923-1: EDK II vulnerabilities

Published Apr 20, 2021
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Updated

Laszlo Ersek discovered that EDK II incorrectly handled recursion. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause EDK II to consume resources, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2021-28210) Satoshi Tanda discovered that EDK II incorrectly handled decompressing certain images. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause EDK II to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-28211)

Affected Software

16 affected componentsFixes available
All of the following
ubuntu/ovmf<2020.05-5ubuntu0.2
2020.05-5ubuntu0.2
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.10
All of the following
ubuntu/qemu-efi<2020.05-5ubuntu0.2
2020.05-5ubuntu0.2
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.10
All of the following
ubuntu/qemu-efi-aarch64<2020.05-5ubuntu0.2
2020.05-5ubuntu0.2
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.10
All of the following
ubuntu/qemu-efi-arm<2020.05-5ubuntu0.2
2020.05-5ubuntu0.2
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.10
All of the following
ubuntu/ovmf<0~20191122.bd85bf54-2ubuntu3.2
0~20191122.bd85bf54-2ubuntu3.2
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/qemu-efi<0~20191122.bd85bf54-2ubuntu3.2
0~20191122.bd85bf54-2ubuntu3.2
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/qemu-efi-aarch64<0~20191122.bd85bf54-2ubuntu3.2
0~20191122.bd85bf54-2ubuntu3.2
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/qemu-efi-arm<0~20191122.bd85bf54-2ubuntu3.2
0~20191122.bd85bf54-2ubuntu3.2
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04

Event History

Apr 20, 2021
Advisory Published
via Ubuntu·12:00 AM

Child vulnerabilities

Contains the following vulnerabilities.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of USN-4923-1?

The USN-4923-1 vulnerability is considered to allow for potential denial of service.

2

How do I fix USN-4923-1?

To fix USN-4923-1, update the affected packages to the recommended versions provided by Ubuntu.

3

What software is affected by USN-4923-1?

USN-4923-1 affects the ovmf and qemu-efi packages on Ubuntu versions 20.04 and 20.10.

4

Can USN-4923-1 be exploited remotely?

Yes, USN-4923-1 can potentially be exploited by a remote attacker to consume system resources.

5

What are the CVE identifiers associated with USN-4923-1?

USN-4923-1 is associated with CVE-2021-28210 and CVE-2021-28211.

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