CVE-2024-1298: Integer Overflow caused by divide by zero during S3 suspension

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.0 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-05-30 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-369

Description

EDK2 contains a vulnerability when S3 sleep is activated where an Attacker may cause a Division-By-Zero due to a UNIT32 overflow via local access. A successful exploit of this vulnerability may lead to a loss of Availability.

Affected products

TianoCore edk2: before edk2-stable202405 — fixed in edk2-stable202405

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: TianoCore edk2 edk2-stable202405. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://github.com/tianocore/edk2/security/advisories/GHSA-chfw-xj8f-6m53
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/F7NUL7NSZQ76A5OKDUCODQNY7WSX4SST/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VIMEZWDKEIQKU7NMHKL57DOCITPGEXYN/
https://github.com/tianocore/edk2/security/advisories/GHSA-chfw-xj8f-6m53
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/06/msg00007.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/F7NUL7NSZQ76A5OKDUCODQNY7WSX4SST/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VIMEZWDKEIQKU7NMHKL57DOCITPGEXYN/
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250306-0002/

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