# ELSA-2024-28600: edk2-tools security update

ELSA-2024-28600, released October 18, 2024, fixes 4 CVEs in edk2-tools (version 1:20240909-2.el8). None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/elsa-2024-28600
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Oct 18, 2024
- Priority: High (Closes CVE-2023-45237, high severity)
- CVEs: 4, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2024-28600.html

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [edk2-tools](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/edk2-tools.md) | ol 8 | 1:20240909-2.el8 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2023-45236](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-45236.md) | High | ovmf: This update for ovmf fixes the following issues:  - PXE boot is failing due to patches applied to fix CVE-2023-45236... | 7.5 | 0.0099 |  |
| [CVE-2023-45237](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-45237.md) | High | ovmf: This update for ovmf fixes the following issues:  - PXE boot is failing due to patches applied to fix CVE-2023-45236... | 7.5 | 0.0099 |  |
| [CVE-2024-1298](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2024-1298.md) | High | ovmf: This update for ovmf fixes the following issues:  - CVE-2024-1298: Fixed potential UINT32 overflow in S3 ResumeCount... | 7.5 | 0.0022 |  |
| [CVE-2024-25742](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2024-25742.md) | High | kernel-tools: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.  Security Fix(es):  For more de... | 8.0 | 0.0018 |  |

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Data as of 2026-11-07T12:40:37Z UTC. Source: Patchblox Patch Radar (https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar). Patchblox finds out-of-date software on Windows, macOS and Linux and updates it through release rings: https://patchblox.com/demo