Red Hat Security Advisory: edk2 security update
An integer overflow vulnerability (CVE-2024-38796) exists in the edk2 package's PeCoffLoaderRelocateImage function, part of the Embedded Development Kit (EDK) used to enable UEFI support for virtual machines such as QEMU and KVM. This vulnerability affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support and related variants. Red Hat has issued a security update to address this issue.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The vulnerability CVE-2024-38796 involves integer overflows in the PeCoffLoaderRelocateImage function within the edk2 package, which provides sample 64-bit UEFI firmware for virtual machines. This flaw could potentially lead to memory corruption or other unintended behavior during the relocation of PE/COFF images. Red Hat has released a security advisory (RHSA-2024:9956) and corresponding package updates for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support and related products to fix this issue.
Potential Impact
The integer overflow in the UEFI firmware loader component could allow an attacker to cause memory corruption, potentially leading to denial of service or other unintended effects within virtual machine environments using the affected edk2 firmware. The advisory rates the impact as Moderate. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released an official security update for edk2 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support and related variants. Users should apply the provided updates as detailed in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2024:9956 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. Patch status is confirmed as available. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
Red Hat Security Advisory: edk2 security update
Description
An integer overflow vulnerability (CVE-2024-38796) exists in the edk2 package's PeCoffLoaderRelocateImage function, part of the Embedded Development Kit (EDK) used to enable UEFI support for virtual machines such as QEMU and KVM. This vulnerability affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support and related variants. Red Hat has issued a security update to address this issue.
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Technical Analysis
The vulnerability CVE-2024-38796 involves integer overflows in the PeCoffLoaderRelocateImage function within the edk2 package, which provides sample 64-bit UEFI firmware for virtual machines. This flaw could potentially lead to memory corruption or other unintended behavior during the relocation of PE/COFF images. Red Hat has released a security advisory (RHSA-2024:9956) and corresponding package updates for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support and related products to fix this issue.
Potential Impact
The integer overflow in the UEFI firmware loader component could allow an attacker to cause memory corruption, potentially leading to denial of service or other unintended effects within virtual machine environments using the affected edk2 firmware. The advisory rates the impact as Moderate. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released an official security update for edk2 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support and related variants. Users should apply the provided updates as detailed in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2024:9956 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. Patch status is confirmed as available. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2024:9956
- Cve Count
- 1
Threat ID: 6a3da1e94853345fc182fae5
Added to database: 06/25/2026, 21:47:21 UTC
Last enriched: 06/25/2026, 22:37:36 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:48 UTC
Views: 34
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