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UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38797

Type: advisorySource: OSV1 source record

EDK2 contains a vulnerability in the HashPeImageByType(). A user may cause a read out of bounds when a corrupted data pointer and length are sent via an adjecent network. A successful exploit of this vulnerability may lead to a loss of Integrity and/or Availability.

Announced 7 Apr 2025Source revision 1

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UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38797

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Security context

Source reference: osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38797

edk2

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Affected versions: 0~20150106.5c2d456b-2
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0~20160104.c2a892d7-1
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0~20160408.ffea0a2c-2
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0~20160408.ffea0a2c-2ubuntu0.1
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0~20160408.ffea0a2c-2ubuntu0.2
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0~20160408.ffea0a2c-2ubuntu0.2+esm1
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0~20160408.ffea0a2c-2ubuntu0.2+esm3
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0~20160408.ffea0a2c-2ubuntu0.2+esm4
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Fixed versions: Not stated in this record
Prerequisites: Not stated in this record

edk2

Source reference: /affected/1/package/name

Affected versions: 0~20170911.5dfba97c-1
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0~20171010.234dbcef-1
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0~20171027.76fd5a66-1
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0~20171205.a9212288-1
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0~20180105.0bc94c74-1
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0~20180205.c0d9813c-1
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0~20180205.c0d9813c-2
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0~20180205.c0d9813c-2ubuntu0.1
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0~20180205.c0d9813c-2ubuntu0.2
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0~20180205.c0d9813c-2ubuntu0.3
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0~20180205.c0d9813c-2ubuntu0.3+esm1
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0~20180205.c0d9813c-2ubuntu0.3+esm2
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0~20180205.c0d9813c-2ubuntu0.3+esm3
Source reference: /affected/1/versions
Fixed versions: Not stated in this record
Prerequisites: Not stated in this record

edk2

Source reference: /affected/2/package/name

Affected versions: 0~20190606.20d2e5a1-2ubuntu1
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0~20190828.37eef910-3
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0~20190828.37eef910-4
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0~20191122.bd85bf54-1
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0~20191122.bd85bf54-1ubuntu1
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0~20191122.bd85bf54-2
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0~20191122.bd85bf54-2ubuntu1
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0~20191122.bd85bf54-2ubuntu2
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0~20191122.bd85bf54-2ubuntu3
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0~20191122.bd85bf54-2ubuntu3.1
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0~20191122.bd85bf54-2ubuntu3.2
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0~20191122.bd85bf54-2ubuntu3.3
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0~20191122.bd85bf54-2ubuntu3.4
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0~20191122.bd85bf54-2ubuntu3.5
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0~20191122.bd85bf54-2ubuntu3.6
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0~20191122.bd85bf54-2ubuntu3.6+esm1
Source reference: /affected/2/versions
Fixed versions: Not stated in this record
Prerequisites: Not stated in this record

edk2

Source reference: /affected/3/package/name

Affected versions: 2021.08~rc0-2
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2021.08-3
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2021.11~rc1-1
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2021.11-1
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2021.11-2
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2022.02~rc1-1
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2022.02~rc1-1ubuntu1
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2022.02-1
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2022.02-2
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2022.02-3
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2022.02-3ubuntu0.22.04.1
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2022.02-3ubuntu0.22.04.2
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2022.02-3ubuntu0.22.04.3
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Fixed versions: 2022.02-3ubuntu0.22.04.4
Source reference: /affected/3/ranges
Prerequisites: Not stated in this record

edk2

Source reference: /affected/4/package/name

Affected versions: 2023.05-2
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2023.11-2
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2023.11-3
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2023.11-4
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2023.11-5
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2023.11-6
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2023.11-8
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2024.02-1
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2024.02-2
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2024.02-2ubuntu0.1
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2024.02-2ubuntu0.3
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2024.02-2ubuntu0.4
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2024.02-2ubuntu0.5
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Fixed versions: 2024.02-2ubuntu0.6
Source reference: /affected/4/ranges
Prerequisites: Not stated in this record

Structured affected-version data

Original package identities and version rules from this source.

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Related CVEs: CVE-2024-38797
Source reference: /upstream

Publisher severity

medium

Source reference: /severity/0/score

Event: #85728 · Revision 1
Added to Heist Feed: Tue, 27 Oct 2026 03:57:36 GMT
Publisher date: Mon, 07 Apr 2025 18:15:00 GMT

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