CVE-2019-14584 Null dereference in Tianocore EDK2

High 7.8 Published Updated

An authenticated local attacker can exploit a null pointer dereference in Tianocore EDK2 to escalate privileges.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2019-14584?

CVE-2019-14584 is a high-severity vulnerability in Tianocore EDK2, published on 3 Jun 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Null pointer dereference in Tianocore EDK2 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-14584?

It affects 1 product.

Linux distribution packages (8)
ovmf SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP1All versions2017+git1510945757.b2662641d5-5.38.1
ovmf SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP2All versions201911-7.8.1
ovmf SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5All versions2017+git1510945757.b2662641d5-3.32.1
ovmf SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5All versions2017+git1510945757.b2662641d5-3.32.1
ovmf openSUSE:Leap 15.1All versions2017+git1510945757.b2662641d5-lp151.11.12.1
ovmf openSUSE:Leap 15.2All versions201911-lp152.6.8.1
shim openSUSE:Leap 15.2All versions15.4-lp152.4.8.1
shim openSUSE:TumbleweedAll versions15.4-4.2

Products include Tianocore Edk2.

How do I fix CVE-2019-14584?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2019-14584 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-14584 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as AZL-40833, AZL-41086, DEBIAN-CVE-2019-14584, GHSA-r5j3-cc22-8xx9, SUSE-SU-2020:3883-1, SUSE-SU-2020:3884-1 and 6 more.

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