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  "cveId": "CVE-2021-38578",
  "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-38578",
  "summary": "CVE-2021-38578 is fixed in 10 products on 1 platform, first by ovmf 0~20180205.c0d9813c-2ubuntu0.3\u002Besm2, released March 3, 2022. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.",
  "title": "edk2-tools: EDK (Embedded Development Kit) is a project to enable UEFI support for Virtual Machines",
  "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. \n\nSecurity Fix(es):\n\n* openssl: X.400 address type confusion in X.509 GeneralName (CVE-2023-0286)\n\n* edk2: integer underflow in SmmEntryPoint function leads to potential SMM privilege escalation (CVE-2021-38578)\n\n* openssl: timing attack in RSA Decryption implementation (CVE-2022-4304)\n\n* openssl: double free after calling PEM_read_bio_ex (CVE-2022-4450)\n\n* openssl: use-after-free following BIO_new_NDEF (CVE-2023-0215)\n\nFor 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.\n\nAdditional Changes:\n\nFor detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Release Notes linked from the References section.",
  "published": "2022-03-03T14:15:00Z",
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  "epss": 0.01019,
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  "priority": "High",
  "priorityTier": 3,
  "exploited": false,
  "vendorExploited": false,
  "disclosed": false,
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