5.9

CVE-2024-38796: tianocore edk2 Heap-based Buffer Overflow

CVSS: 5.9v3.1MediumDeferred
AliasesRHSA-2024:10268RHSA-2024:10272RHSA-2024:11185
Published 27-09-2024Last modified 03-11-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-38796 is a medium (CVSS 5.9) Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in tianocore edk2. EPSS estimates a 0.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 29.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
24/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.9/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.37%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 1
DLA-4207-1USN-7894-1

Timeline

  1. 27-09-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 03-11-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

EDK2 contains a vulnerability in the PeCoffLoaderRelocateImage(). An Attacker may cause memory corruption due to an overflow via an adjacent network. A successful exploit of this vulnerability may lead to a loss of Confidentiality, Integrity, and/or Availability.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 5 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.37%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

29%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.37% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.37%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Redhat7 products
  • edk2< 0:20220126gitbb1bba3d77-13.el8_10.4 | < 0:20220126gitbb1bba3d77-2.el8_6.7 | < 0:20240524-6.el9_5.3 | < 0:20231122-6.el9_4.6 | < 0:20220126gitbb1bba3d77-3.el9_0.6 | < 0:20190829git37eef91017ad-9.el8_2.6 | < 0:20221207gitfff6d81270b5-9.el9_2.5 | < 0:20220126gitbb1bba3d77-4.el8_8.7 | < 0:20200602gitca407c7246bf-4.el8_4.7
  • edk2-aarch64< 0:20220126gitbb1bba3d77-13.el8_10.4 | < 0:20220126gitbb1bba3d77-2.el8_6.7 | < 0:20240524-6.el9_5.3 | < 0:20231122-6.el9_4.6 | < 0:20220126gitbb1bba3d77-3.el9_0.6 | < 0:20221207gitfff6d81270b5-9.el9_2.5 | < 0:20220126gitbb1bba3d77-4.el8_8.7
  • edk2-debugsource< 0:20240524-6.el9_5.3 | < 0:20231122-6.el9_4.6 | < 0:20221207gitfff6d81270b5-9.el9_2.5
  • edk2-ovmf< 0:20220126gitbb1bba3d77-13.el8_10.4 | < 0:20220126gitbb1bba3d77-2.el8_6.7 | < 0:20240524-6.el9_5.3 | < 0:20231122-6.el9_4.6 | < 0:20220126gitbb1bba3d77-3.el9_0.6 | < 0:20190829git37eef91017ad-9.el8_2.6 | < 0:20221207gitfff6d81270b5-9.el9_2.5 | < 0:20220126gitbb1bba3d77-4.el8_8.7 | < 0:20200602gitca407c7246bf-4.el8_4.7
  • edk2-tools< 0:20240524-6.el9_5.3 | < 0:20231122-6.el9_4.6 | < 0:20221207gitfff6d81270b5-9.el9_2.5
Debian1 product
  • edk2< 2022.11-6+deb12u2 | < 2024.08-3
Tianocore1 product
  • edk2≤ edk2-stable202405
Ubuntu1 product
  • edk2All versions (No fix recorded) | < 2022.02-3ubuntu0.22.04.4 | < 2024.02-2ubuntu0.6

4 vendors · 10 products

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