CVE-2018-12179
N/A
Published: March 27, 2019 at 07:21 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:37 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsEDK IIExtensible Firmware Interface Development Kit (EDK II)
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
Description
Improper configuration in system firmware for EDK II may allow unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege, information disclosure and/or denial of service via local access.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (3)
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://edk2-docs.gitbooks.io/security-advisory/content/opal-blocksid-setting-disabled-after-s3.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TQYVZRFEXSN3KS43AVH4D7QX553EZQYP/Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo
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