UBUNTU-CVE-2018-3613

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2018-3613

    Published: 27 Mar 2019Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2018-3613
    Aliases:
    USN-6920-1

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-3613, https://bugzilla.tianocore.org/attachment.cgi?id=44, https://edk2-docs.gitbooks.io/security-advisory/content/edk-ii-authenticated-variable-bypass.html, https://edk2-docs.gitbooks.io/security-advisory/content/authvariable-timestamp-zeroing-on-append_write.html, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-3613, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6920-1

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: edk2

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/edk2@0~20160408.ffea0a2c-2ubuntu0.2+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0~20160408.ffea0a2c-2ubuntu0.2+esm1

    Affected versions

    0~20150106.5c2d456b-2

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High