# CVE-2018-12181: edk2-aarch64: EDK (Embedded Development Kit) is a project to enable UEFI support for Virtual Machines

CVE-2018-12181 is fixed in 6 products on 1 platform, first by RHSA-2019:3338, released November 5, 2019. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-12181
- Priority: Routine
- CVSS: 6.0 (Moderate)
- EPSS: 0.0043
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Mar 27, 2019

## Description

EDK (Embedded Development Kit) is a project to enable UEFI support for Virtual Machines. This package contains a sample 64-bit UEFI firmware for QEMU and KVM.  Security Fix(es):  * edk2: Stack buffer overflow with corrupted BMP (CVE-2018-12181)  * edk2: Buffer overflows in PartitionDxe and UdfDxe with long file names and invalid UDF media (CVE-2019-0160)  For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.  Additional Changes:  For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 Release Notes linked from the References section.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | edk2-aarch64 RHEL 8 | 0:20190308git89910a39dcfd-6.el8 | [RHSA-2019:3338](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2019-3338.md) | Nov 5, 2019 |
| Linux | edk2-aarch64 ol 8 | 0:20190308git89910a39dcfd-6.el8 | [ELSA-2019-3338](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2019-3338.md) | Nov 14, 2019 |
| Linux | edk2-ovmf RHEL 8 | 0:20190308git89910a39dcfd-6.el8 | [RHSA-2019:3338](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2019-3338.md) | Nov 5, 2019 |
| Linux | edk2-ovmf ol 8 | 0:20190308git89910a39dcfd-6.el8 | [ELSA-2019-3338](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2019-3338.md) | Nov 14, 2019 |
| Linux | ovmf Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 0~20180205.c0d9813c-2ubuntu0.2 | [ovmf 0~20180205.c0d9813c-2ubuntu0.2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-ovmf-0-20180205.c0d9813c-2ubuntu0.2.md) | Dec 30, 2019 |
| Linux | qemu-efi Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 0~20180205.c0d9813c-2ubuntu0.2 | [qemu-efi 0~20180205.c0d9813c-2ubuntu0.2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-qemu-efi-0-20180205.c0d9813c-2ubuntu0.2.md) | Dec 30, 2019 |
| Linux | qemu-efi-aarch64 Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 0~20180205.c0d9813c-2ubuntu0.2 | [qemu-efi-aarch64 0~20180205.c0d9813c-2ubuntu0.2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-qemu-efi-aarch64-0-20180205.c0d9813c-2ubuntu0.2.md) | Dec 30, 2019 |
| Linux | qemu-efi-arm Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 0~20180205.c0d9813c-2ubuntu0.2 | [qemu-efi-arm 0~20180205.c0d9813c-2ubuntu0.2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-qemu-efi-arm-0-20180205.c0d9813c-2ubuntu0.2.md) | Dec 30, 2019 |

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