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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.844904
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-4923-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'edk2' package(s) announced via the USN-4923-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'edk2' package(s) announced via the USN-4923-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Laszlo Ersek discovered that EDK II incorrectly handled recursion. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause EDK II to consume
resources, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2021-28210)

Satoshi Tanda discovered that EDK II incorrectly handled decompressing
certain images. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause EDK II to
crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code. (CVE-2021-28211)

Affected Software/OS:
'edk2' package(s) on 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-2021-28210
https://bugzilla.tianocore.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1743
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-28211
https://bugzilla.tianocore.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1816
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