The Rocky Linux 8.6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the CIQ ciqsa-2026_0037 advisory.

    This advisory aggregates security fixes for the edk2 SRPM in CIQ LTS 8.6. It addresses 26 CVEs:
    CVE-2018-3613, CVE-2022-36764, CVE-2023-4523, CVE-2023-45235, CVE-2022-4304, and 21 more.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the CIQ security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Oracle Linux 7 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2019-2125 advisory.

  - Simultaneous Multi-threading (SMT) in processors can enable local users to exploit software vulnerable to     timing attacks via a side-channel timing attack on 'port contention'. (CVE-2018-5407)

  - Bounds checking in Tianocompress before November 7, 2017 may allow an authenticated user to potentially     enable an escalation of privilege via local access. (CVE-2017-5731)

  - Stack overflow in corrupted bmp for EDK II may allow unprivileged user to potentially enable denial of     service or elevation of privilege via local access. (CVE-2018-12181)

  - Stack overflow in XHCI for EDK II may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable denial of     service via local access. (CVE-2019-0161)

  - Logic issue in variable service module for EDK II/UDK2018/UDK2017/UDK2015 may allow an authenticated user     to potentially enable escalation of privilege, information disclosure and/or denial of service via local     access. (CVE-2018-3613)

  - Buffer overflow in system firmware for EDK II may allow unauthenticated user to potentially enable     escalation of privilege and/or denial of service via network access. (CVE-2019-0160)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

This update for ovmf fixes the following issues :

Security issues fixed :

  - CVE-2018-3613: Fixed AuthVariable Timestamp zeroing     issue on APPEND_WRITE (bsc#1115916).

  - CVE-2017-5731: Fixed privilege escalation via processing     of malformed files in TianoCompress.c (bsc#1115917).

  - CVE-2017-5732: Fixed privilege escalation via processing     of malformed files in BaseUefiDecompressLib.c     (bsc#1115917).

  - CVE-2017-5733: Fixed privilege escalation via heap-based     buffer overflow in MakeTable() function (bsc#1115917).

  - CVE-2017-5734: Fixed privilege escalation via     stack-based buffer overflow in MakeTable() function     (bsc#1115917).

  - CVE-2017-5735: Fixed privilege escalation via heap-based     buffer overflow in Decode() function (bsc#1115917).

Non security issues fixed :

  - Fixed an issue with the default owner of PK/KEK/db/dbx     and make the auto-enrollment only happen at the very     first time. (bsc#1117998)

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2019:2125 advisory.

    OVMF (Open Virtual Machine Firmware) 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: Privilege escalation via processing of malformed files in TianoCompress.c (CVE-2017-5731)

    * edk2: Privilege escalation via processing of malformed files in BaseUefiDecompressLib.c (CVE-2017-5732)

    * edk2: Privilege escalation via heap-based buffer overflow in MakeTable() function (CVE-2017-5733)

    * edk2: Privilege escalation via stack-based buffer overflow in MakeTable() function (CVE-2017-5734)

    * edk2: Privilege escalation via heap-based buffer overflow in Decode() function (CVE-2017-5735)

    * edk2: Logic error in MdeModulePkg in EDK II firmware allows for privilege escalation by authenticated     users (CVE-2018-3613)

    * openssl: Side-channel vulnerability on SMT/Hyper-Threading architectures (PortSmash) (CVE-2018-5407)

    * 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)

    * edk2: stack overflow in XHCI causing denial of service (CVE-2019-0161)

    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 7.7 Release Notes     linked from the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Scientific Linux 7 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SLSA-2019:2125-1 advisory.

    Security Fix(es):
    * edk2: Privilege escalation via processing of malformed files in     TianoCompress.c (CVE-2017-5731)
    * edk2: Privilege escalation via processing of malformed files in     BaseUefiDecompressLib.c (CVE-2017-5732)
    * edk2: Privilege escalation via heap-based buffer overflow in MakeTable()     function (CVE-2017-5733)
    * edk2: Privilege escalation via stack-based buffer overflow in     MakeTable() function (CVE-2017-5734)
    * edk2: Privilege escalation via heap-based buffer overflow in Decode()     function (CVE-2017-5735)
    * edk2: Logic error in MdeModulePkg in EDK II firmware allows for     privilege escalation by authenticated users (CVE-2018-3613)
    * openssl: Side-channel vulnerability on SMT/Hyper-Threading architectures     (PortSmash) (CVE-2018-5407)
    * 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)
    * edk2: stack overflow in XHCI causing denial of service (CVE-2019-0161)


Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Scientific Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Logic error in FV parsing in MdeModulePkg\Core\Pei\FwVol\FwVol.c (CVE-2018-3630)

Logic issue in variable service module for EDK II/UDK2018/UDK2017/UDK2015 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege, information disclosure and/or denial of service via local access. (CVE-2017-5734)

A missing check leads to an out-of-bounds read and write flaw in NetworkPkg/DnsDxe as shipped in edk2, when it parses DNS responses. A remote attacker who controls the DNS server used by the vulnerable firmware may use this flaw to make the system crash. (CVE-2018-3613)

improper DNS packet size check (CVE-2018-12178)

Privilege escalation via heap-based buffer overflow in Decode() function (CVE-2017-5735)

Privilege escalation via heap-based buffer overflow in MakeTable() function (CVE-2017-5733)

Privilege escalation via processing of malformed files in TianoCompress.c (CVE-2017-5731)

Privilege escalation via processing of malformed files in BaseUefiDecompressLib.c (CVE-2017-5732)

A stack-based buffer overflow was discovered in edk2 when the HII database contains a Bitmap that claims to be 4-bit or 8-bit per pixel, but the palette contains more than 16(2^4) or 256(2^8) colors.
(CVE-2018-12181)

Buffer overflow in BlockIo service for EDK II may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege, information disclosure and/or denial of service via network access.
(CVE-2018-12180)

The remote NewStart CGSL host, running version CORE 5.04 / MAIN 5.04, has ovmf packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

  - Buffer overflow in system firmware for EDK II may allow unauthenticated user to potentially enable     escalation of privilege and/or denial of service via network access. (CVE-2019-0160)

  - Bounds checking in Tianocompress before November 7, 2017 may allow an authenticated user to potentially     enable an escalation of privilege via local access. (CVE-2017-5731)

  - Rejected reason: DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. ConsultIDs: none. Reason: This candidate was in a CNA     pool that was not assigned to any issues during 2017. Notes: none (CVE-2017-5732, CVE-2017-5733,     CVE-2017-5735)

  - Rejected reason: DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. ConsultIDs: none. Reason: This candidate was withdrawn     by its CNA. Notes: none (CVE-2017-5734)

  - Stack overflow in corrupted bmp for EDK II may allow unprivileged user to potentially enable denial of     service or elevation of privilege via local access. (CVE-2018-12181)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

This update for ovmf fixes the following issues :

Security issues fixed :

CVE-2018-3613: Fixed AuthVariable Timestamp zeroing issue on APPEND_WRITE (bsc#1115916).

CVE-2017-5731: Fixed privilege escalation via processing of malformed files in TianoCompress.c (bsc#1115917).

CVE-2017-5732: Fixed privilege escalation via processing of malformed files in BaseUefiDecompressLib.c (bsc#1115917).

CVE-2017-5733: Fixed privilege escalation via heap-based buffer overflow in MakeTable() function (bsc#1115917).

CVE-2017-5734: Fixed privilege escalation via stack-based buffer overflow in MakeTable() function (bsc#1115917).

CVE-2017-5735: Fixed privilege escalation via heap-based buffer overflow in Decode() function (bsc#1115917).

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

The Rocky Linux 9.2 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the CIQ ciqsa-2026_0408 advisory.

    This advisory aggregates security fixes for the edk2 SRPM in CIQ LTS 9.2. It addresses 25 CVEs:
    CVE-2022-36763, CVE-2022-36764, CVE-2022-36765, CVE-2022-4304, CVE-2022-4450, and 20 more.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the CIQ security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Published	Updated	Severity
358197	Rocky Linux 8.6 [CIQ] Security Update: edk2-aarch64 / edk2-ovmf / edk2-tools / edk2-tools-debuginfo / etc Multiple Vulnerabilities (ciqsa-2026_0037)	Nessus	Rocky Linux Local Security Checks	10/1/2026	10/11/2026	high
180784	Oracle Linux 7 : ovmf (ELSA-2019-2125)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	9/7/2023	2/12/2024	critical
119858	openSUSE Security Update : ovmf (openSUSE-2018-1590)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	12/24/2018	7/15/2024	high
123156	openSUSE Security Update : ovmf (openSUSE-2019-1017)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	3/27/2019	6/12/2024	high
127676	RHEL 7 : ovmf (RHSA-2019:2125)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	8/12/2019	8/29/2025	critical
128248	Scientific Linux Security Update : ovmf on 7.x (noarch) (2019:2125)	Nessus	Scientific Linux Local Security Checks	8/27/2019	8/29/2025	critical
128287	Amazon Linux 2 : edk2 (ALAS-2019-1273)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	8/28/2019	5/1/2024	critical
160735	NewStart CGSL CORE 5.04 / MAIN 5.04 : ovmf Multiple Vulnerabilities (NS-SA-2022-0009)	Nessus	NewStart CGSL Local Security Checks	5/9/2022	8/29/2025	critical
119824	SUSE SLES12 Security Update : ovmf (SUSE-SU-2018:4207-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	12/21/2018	7/15/2024	high
355203	Rocky Linux 9.2 [CIQ] Security Update: edk2-aarch64 / edk2-ovmf / edk2-tools / edk2-tools-debuginfo / etc Multiple Vulnerabilities (ciqsa-2026_0408)	Nessus	Rocky Linux Local Security Checks	10/1/2026	10/12/2026	critical

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