# CVE-2024-38796: edk2-aarch64: EDK (Embedded Development Kit) is a project to enable UEFI support for Virtual Machines

CVE-2024-38796 is fixed in 16 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2024-38796, released September 27, 2024. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-38796
- Priority: Routine
- CVSS: 5.9 (Moderate)
- EPSS: 0.0037
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Sep 27, 2024

## 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: Integer overflows in PeCoffLoaderRelocateImage (CVE-2024-38796)  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.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | edk2 Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 2022.11-6+deb12u2 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2024-38796](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2024-38796.md) | Sep 27, 2024 |
| Linux | edk2 Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 2024.08-3 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2024-38796](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2024-38796.md) | Sep 27, 2024 |
| Linux | edk2 Debian 14 | 2024.08-3 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2024-38796](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2024-38796.md) | Sep 27, 2024 |
| Linux | edk2 rocky 8 | 0:20220126gitbb1bba3d77-13.el8_10.4 | [RLSA-2024:11185](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2024-11185.md) | Jun 24, 2025 |
| Linux | edk2 rocky 9 | 0:20240524-6.el9_5.3 | [RLSA-2024:11219](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2024-11219.md) | Mar 17, 2025 |
| Linux | edk2-aarch64 RHEL 8 | 0:20220126gitbb1bba3d77-13.el8_10.4 | [RHSA-2024:11185](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-11185.md) | Dec 17, 2024 |
| Linux | edk2-aarch64 RHEL 9 | 0:20240524-6.el9_5.3 | [RHSA-2024:11219](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-11219.md) | Dec 17, 2024 |
| Linux | edk2-aarch64 almalinux 8 | 20220126gitbb1bba3d77-13.el8_10.4 | [ALSA-2024:11185](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-11185.md) | Dec 17, 2024 |
| Linux | edk2-aarch64 almalinux 9 | 20240524-6.el9_5.3 | [ALSA-2024:11219](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-11219.md) | Dec 17, 2024 |
| Linux | edk2-aarch64 ol 8 | 0:20220126gitbb1bba3d77-13.el8_10.4 | [ELSA-2024-11185](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-11185.md) | Dec 17, 2024 |
| Linux | edk2-aarch64 ol 9 | 0:20240524-6.0.1.el9_5.3 | [ELSA-2024-11219](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-11219.md) | Dec 19, 2024 |
| Linux | edk2-ovmf RHEL 8 | 0:20220126gitbb1bba3d77-13.el8_10.4 | [RHSA-2024:11185](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-11185.md) | Dec 17, 2024 |
| Linux | edk2-ovmf RHEL 9 | 0:20240524-6.el9_5.3 | [RHSA-2024:11219](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-11219.md) | Dec 17, 2024 |
| Linux | edk2-ovmf almalinux 8 | 20220126gitbb1bba3d77-13.el8_10.4 | [ALSA-2024:11185](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-11185.md) | Dec 17, 2024 |
| Linux | edk2-ovmf almalinux 9 | 20240524-6.el9_5.3 | [ALSA-2024:11219](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-11219.md) | Dec 17, 2024 |
| Linux | edk2-ovmf ol 8 | 0:20220126gitbb1bba3d77-13.el8_10.4 | [ELSA-2024-11185](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-11185.md) | Dec 17, 2024 |
| Linux | edk2-ovmf ol 9 | 0:20240524-6.0.1.el9_5.3 | [ELSA-2024-11219](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-11219.md) | Dec 19, 2024 |
| Linux | edk2-tools RHEL 9 | 0:20240524-6.el9_5.3 | [RHSA-2024:11219](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-11219.md) | Dec 17, 2024 |
| Linux | edk2-tools almalinux 9 | 20240524-6.el9_5.3 | [ALSA-2024:11219](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-11219.md) | Dec 17, 2024 |
| Linux | edk2-tools ol 9 | 0:20240524-6.0.1.el9_5.3 | [ELSA-2024-11219](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-11219.md) | Dec 19, 2024 |
| Linux | edk2-tools-doc RHEL 9 | 0:20240524-6.el9_5.3 | [RHSA-2024:11219](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-11219.md) | Dec 17, 2024 |
| Linux | edk2-tools-doc almalinux 9 | 20240524-6.el9_5.3 | [ALSA-2024:11219](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-11219.md) | Dec 17, 2024 |
| Linux | edk2-tools-doc ol 9 | 0:20240524-6.0.1.el9_5.3 | [ELSA-2024-11219](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-11219.md) | Dec 19, 2024 |
| Linux | efi-shell-aa64 Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 2024.02-2ubuntu0.6 | [efi-shell-aa64 2024.02-2ubuntu0.6](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-noble-efi-shell-aa64-2024.02-2ubuntu0.6.md) | Aug 12, 2025 |
| Linux | efi-shell-arm Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 2024.02-2ubuntu0.6 | [efi-shell-arm 2024.02-2ubuntu0.6](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-noble-efi-shell-arm-2024.02-2ubuntu0.6.md) | Aug 12, 2025 |
| Linux | efi-shell-ia32 Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 2024.02-2ubuntu0.6 | [efi-shell-ia32 2024.02-2ubuntu0.6](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-noble-efi-shell-ia32-2024.02-2ubuntu0.6.md) | Aug 12, 2025 |
| Linux | efi-shell-riscv64 Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 2024.02-2ubuntu0.6 | [efi-shell-riscv64 2024.02-2ubuntu0.6](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-noble-efi-shell-riscv64-2024.02-2ubuntu0.6.md) | Aug 12, 2025 |
| Linux | efi-shell-x64 Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 2024.02-2ubuntu0.6 | [efi-shell-x64 2024.02-2ubuntu0.6](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-noble-efi-shell-x64-2024.02-2ubuntu0.6.md) | Aug 12, 2025 |
| Linux | ovmf Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2022.02-3ubuntu0.22.04.4 | [ovmf 2022.02-3ubuntu0.22.04.4](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-ovmf-2022.02-3ubuntu0.22.04.4.md) | Aug 12, 2025 |
| Linux | ovmf Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 2024.02-2ubuntu0.6 | [ovmf 2024.02-2ubuntu0.6](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-noble-ovmf-2024.02-2ubuntu0.6.md) | Aug 12, 2025 |
| Linux | ovmf-ia32 Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2022.02-3ubuntu0.22.04.4 | [ovmf-ia32 2022.02-3ubuntu0.22.04.4](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-ovmf-ia32-2022.02-3ubuntu0.22.04.4.md) | Aug 12, 2025 |
| Linux | ovmf-ia32 Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 2024.02-2ubuntu0.6 | [ovmf-ia32 2024.02-2ubuntu0.6](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-noble-ovmf-ia32-2024.02-2ubuntu0.6.md) | Aug 12, 2025 |
| Linux | qemu-efi Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2022.02-3ubuntu0.22.04.4 | [qemu-efi 2022.02-3ubuntu0.22.04.4](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-qemu-efi-2022.02-3ubuntu0.22.04.4.md) | Aug 12, 2025 |
| Linux | qemu-efi-aarch64 Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2022.02-3ubuntu0.22.04.4 | [qemu-efi-aarch64 2022.02-3ubuntu0.22.04.4](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-qemu-efi-aarch64-2022.02-3ubuntu0.22.04.4.md) | Aug 12, 2025 |
| Linux | qemu-efi-aarch64 Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 2024.02-2ubuntu0.6 | [qemu-efi-aarch64 2024.02-2ubuntu0.6](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-noble-qemu-efi-aarch64-2024.02-2ubuntu0.6.md) | Aug 12, 2025 |
| Linux | qemu-efi-arm Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2022.02-3ubuntu0.22.04.4 | [qemu-efi-arm 2022.02-3ubuntu0.22.04.4](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-qemu-efi-arm-2022.02-3ubuntu0.22.04.4.md) | Aug 12, 2025 |
| Linux | qemu-efi-arm Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 2024.02-2ubuntu0.6 | [qemu-efi-arm 2024.02-2ubuntu0.6](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-noble-qemu-efi-arm-2024.02-2ubuntu0.6.md) | Aug 12, 2025 |
| Linux | qemu-efi-riscv64 Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 2024.02-2ubuntu0.6 | [qemu-efi-riscv64 2024.02-2ubuntu0.6](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-noble-qemu-efi-riscv64-2024.02-2ubuntu0.6.md) | Aug 12, 2025 |

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