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CVE-2021-28216

Assignment of a Fixed Address to a Pointer

Published: Aug 05, 2021 | Modified: Nov 03, 2025
CVSS 3.x
7.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
4.6 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
LOW
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-28216
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/587.html

BootPerformanceTable pointer is read from an NVRAM variable in PEI. Recommend setting PcdFirmwarePerformanceDataTableS3Support to FALSE.

Weakness

The product sets a pointer to a specific address other than NULL or 0.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Edk_iiTianocore- (including)- (including)
Edk2Ubuntubionic*
Edk2Ubuntuesm-apps/bionic*
Edk2Ubuntuesm-infra/focal*
Edk2Ubuntufocal*
Edk2Ubuntuhirsute*
Edk2Ubuntuimpish*
Edk2Ubuntutrusty*
Edk2Ubuntuxenial*

Potential Mitigations

References

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