Distribution advisory
This page covers CVE-2024-1298 as tracked by Debian, for the package edk2. The fix is available in version 2024.05-1; earlier versions remain affected.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs administrative privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is changed, meaning a successful attack can affect components beyond the vulnerable one. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity none, availability high.
CVSS metrics in full
The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Attack vector: Local — a local account, shell or session on the host is needed.
- Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
- Privileges required: High — administrative rights are needed first.
- User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
- Scope: Changed — a successful attack reaches components beyond the vulnerable one.
- Confidentiality impact: None.
- Integrity impact: None.
- Availability impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
Weakness class
DEBIAN-CVE-2024-1298 is classified as CWE-369: Divide By Zero. A divisor derived from input is not checked for zero, terminating or destabilising the process.
Affected software
DEBIAN-CVE-2024-1298 is recorded against 1 package.
- edk2 (fixed in 2024.05-1)
Timeline and source
Published on 30 May 2024 and last revised on 4 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
security-tracker.debian.org (Advisory)
Other advisories for this package
edk2 has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:
Same weakness in other software
These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-369: Divide By Zero) in other software:
