Bug 2420643 (CVE-2024-38798)

Summary: CVE-2024-38798 EDK2: EDK2: Information Disclosure and Privilege Escalation via Local BIOS Access
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
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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).
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Bug Depends On: 2423090, 2423091    
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2025-12-09 16:03:24 UTC 
EDK2 contains a vulnerability in BIOS where an attacker may cause “Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor” by local access. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will lead to 

possible information disclosure or escalation of privilege

 and impact Confidentiality.