CVE-2024-38798

A flaw was found in EDK2. This vulnerability allows information disclosure or escalation of privilege via local access to the BIOS (Basic Input/Output System).

This vulnerability is rated Moderate for Red Hat as it requires local access to the system. The flaw in EDK2, a BIOS component, could lead to information disclosure or escalation of privilege by an attacker with local access. This primarily affects the underlying hardware firmware.

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.