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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.844767
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-4684-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'edk2' package(s) announced via the USN-4684-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'edk2' package(s) announced via the USN-4684-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Laszlo Ersek discovered that EDK II incorrectly validated certain signed
images. An attacker could possibly use this issue with a specially crafted
image to cause EDK II to hang, resulting in a denial of service. This issue
only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
(CVE-2019-14562)

It was discovered that EDK II incorrectly parsed signed PKCS #7 data. An
attacker could use this issue to cause EDK II to crash, resulting in a
denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-14584)

Affected Software/OS:
'edk2' package(s) on Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 20.10.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
4.6

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2019-14562
https://bugzilla.tianocore.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2215
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/04/msg00032.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2019-14584
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1889486
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