USN-7894-1: EDK II vulnerabilities

Published Nov 26, 2025
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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-2024-38796)

It was discovered that the EDK II PE image hashing function incorrectly handled certain memory operations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-38797)

It was discovered that the EDK II BIOS incorrectly handled certain memory operations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2024-38805, CVE-2025-2295)

It was discovered that EDK II incorrectly handled the enabling of MCE. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2025-3770)

It was discovered that the OpenSSL library embedded in EDK II contained multiple vulnerabilties. An attacker could possibly use these issues to cause a denial of service, obtain sensitive information, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-3712, CVE-2022-0778, CVE-2022-4304, CVE-2022-4450, CVE-2023-0215, CVE-2023-0286, CVE-2023-0464, CVE-2023-0465, CVE-2023-0466, CVE-2023-2650, CVE-2023-3446, CVE-2023-3817, CVE-2023-5678, CVE-2023-6237, CVE-2024-0727, CVE-2024-13176, CVE-2024-2511, CVE-2024-41996, CVE-2024-4741, CVE-2024-5535, CVE-2024-6119, CVE-2024-9143, CVE-2025-9232)

Affected Software

34 affected componentsFixes available
All of the following
ubuntu/ovmf<2025.02-3ubuntu2.2
2025.02-3ubuntu2.2
Ubuntu Ubuntu=25.04
All of the following
ubuntu/ovmf-ia32<2025.02-3ubuntu2.2
2025.02-3ubuntu2.2
Ubuntu Ubuntu=25.04
All of the following
ubuntu/qemu-efi-aarch64<2025.02-3ubuntu2.2
2025.02-3ubuntu2.2
Ubuntu Ubuntu=25.04
All of the following
ubuntu/qemu-efi-arm<2025.02-3ubuntu2.2
2025.02-3ubuntu2.2
Ubuntu Ubuntu=25.04
All of the following
ubuntu/qemu-efi-loongarch64<2025.02-3ubuntu2.2
2025.02-3ubuntu2.2
Ubuntu Ubuntu=25.04
All of the following
ubuntu/qemu-efi-riscv64<2025.02-3ubuntu2.2
2025.02-3ubuntu2.2
Ubuntu Ubuntu=25.04
All of the following
ubuntu/ovmf<2024.02-2ubuntu0.6
2024.02-2ubuntu0.6
Ubuntu Ubuntu=24.04
All of the following
ubuntu/ovmf-ia32<2024.02-2ubuntu0.6
2024.02-2ubuntu0.6
Ubuntu Ubuntu=24.04
All of the following
ubuntu/qemu-efi-aarch64<2024.02-2ubuntu0.6
2024.02-2ubuntu0.6
Ubuntu Ubuntu=24.04
All of the following
ubuntu/qemu-efi-arm<2024.02-2ubuntu0.6
2024.02-2ubuntu0.6
Ubuntu Ubuntu=24.04
All of the following
ubuntu/qemu-efi-riscv64<2024.02-2ubuntu0.6
2024.02-2ubuntu0.6
Ubuntu Ubuntu=24.04
All of the following
ubuntu/ovmf<2022.02-3ubuntu0.22.04.4
2022.02-3ubuntu0.22.04.4
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/ovmf-ia32<2022.02-3ubuntu0.22.04.4
2022.02-3ubuntu0.22.04.4
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/qemu-efi<2022.02-3ubuntu0.22.04.4
2022.02-3ubuntu0.22.04.4
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/qemu-efi-aarch64<2022.02-3ubuntu0.22.04.4
2022.02-3ubuntu0.22.04.4
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/qemu-efi-arm<2022.02-3ubuntu0.22.04.4
2022.02-3ubuntu0.22.04.4
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
ubuntu/edk2<2022.02-3ubuntu0.22.04.4
2022.02-3ubuntu0.22.04.4
ubuntu/edk2<2024.02-2ubuntu0.6
2024.02-2ubuntu0.6

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/ovmf to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2025.02-3ubuntu2.2
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/ovmf-ia32 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2025.02-3ubuntu2.2
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/qemu-efi-aarch64 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2025.02-3ubuntu2.2
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/qemu-efi-arm to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2025.02-3ubuntu2.2
  5. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/qemu-efi-loongarch64 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2025.02-3ubuntu2.2
  6. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/qemu-efi-riscv64 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2025.02-3ubuntu2.2
  7. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/ovmf to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2024.02-2ubuntu0.6
  8. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/ovmf-ia32 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2024.02-2ubuntu0.6
  9. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/qemu-efi-aarch64 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2024.02-2ubuntu0.6
  10. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/qemu-efi-arm to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2024.02-2ubuntu0.6
  11. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/qemu-efi-riscv64 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2024.02-2ubuntu0.6
  12. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/ovmf to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2022.02-3ubuntu0.22.04.4
  13. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/ovmf-ia32 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2022.02-3ubuntu0.22.04.4
  14. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/qemu-efi to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2022.02-3ubuntu0.22.04.4
  15. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/qemu-efi-aarch64 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2022.02-3ubuntu0.22.04.4
  16. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/qemu-efi-arm to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2022.02-3ubuntu0.22.04.4
  17. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/edk2 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2022.02-3ubuntu0.22.04.4
  18. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/edk2 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2024.02-2ubuntu0.6

Event History

Nov 26, 2025
Advisory Published
via Ubuntu·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·12:00 AM
DescriptionAffected Software
Advisory Published
via OSV·03:05 PM
Data Sourced
via OSV·03:05 PM
DescriptionAffected Software

Child vulnerabilities

Contains the following vulnerabilities.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

Which Ubuntu releases are explicitly identified as affected?

The predictable TCP Initial Sequence Number, S3 sleep handling, and PE/COFF loader issues are explicitly described as affecting Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS only. The supplied description does not state the same release limitation for every other listed CVE.

2

Which installed package names should be included in an inventory review?

Review ubuntu/ovmf, ubuntu/ovmf-ia32, ubuntu/qemu-efi-aarch64, ubuntu/qemu-efi-arm, ubuntu/qemu-efi-riscv64, ubuntu/edk2, and ubuntu/qemu-efi-loongarch64.

3

Which source-package releases are referenced by the advisory?

The references cite edk2 source-package releases 2025.02-3ubuntu2.2, 2024.02-2ubuntu0.6, and 2022.02-3ubuntu0.22.04.4.

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