CVE-2019-14575 Privilege escalation in Extensible Firmware Interface Development Kit (EDK II)

What is CVE-2019-14575?

CVE-2019-14575 is a high-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 23 Nov 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Logic issue in DxeImageVerificationHandler() for EDK II may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-14575?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Tianocore Edk2.

How do I fix CVE-2019-14575?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2019-14575 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-14575 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-14575, GHSA-jg74-g2r7-p8mf, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-14575.