CVE-2024-38798

Publication date 9 December 2025

Last updated 10 December 2025


Ubuntu priority

Description

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
edk2 25.10 questing
Needs evaluation
25.04 plucky
Needs evaluation
24.04 LTS noble
Needs evaluation
22.04 LTS jammy
Needs evaluation
20.04 LTS focal
Needs evaluation
18.04 LTS bionic
Needs evaluation
16.04 LTS xenial
Needs evaluation