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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7894-2
November 28, 2025

edk2 regression
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Summary:

USN-7894-1 introduced a regression in EDK II

Software Description:
- edk2: UEFI firmware for virtual machines

Details:

USN-7894-1 fixed vulnerabilities in EDK II. The update introduced a
regression in the UEFI network boot. This update reverts the corresponding
fixes for CVE-2023-45236 and CVE-2023-45237 pending further investigation.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Original advisory details:

 It was discovered that EDK II was susceptible to a predictable TCP Initial
 Sequence Number. An attacker could possibly use this issue to gain
 unauthorized access. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, and Ubuntu
 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2023-45236, CVE-2023-45237)

 It was discovered that EDK II incorrectly handled S3 sleep. An attacker
 could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only
 affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-1298)

 It was discovered that the EDK II PE/COFF loader incorrectly handled
 certain memory operations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
 cause a denial of service, obtain sensitive information, or execute
 arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, and Ubuntu
 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-38796)

 It was discovered that the EDK II PE image hashing function incorrectly
 handled certain memory operations. An attacker could possibly use this
 issue to cause a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code.
 (CVE-2024-38797)

 It was discovered that the EDK II BIOS incorrectly handled certain memory
 operations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of
 service. (CVE-2024-38805, CVE-2025-2295)

 It was discovered that EDK II incorrectly handled the enabling of MCE. An
 attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, or
 execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2025-3770)

 It was discovered that the OpenSSL library embedded in EDK II contained
 multiple vulnerabilties. An attacker could possibly use these issues to
 cause a denial of service, obtain sensitive information, or execute
 arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-3712, CVE-2022-0778, CVE-2022-4304,
 CVE-2022-4450, CVE-2023-0215, CVE-2023-0286, CVE-2023-0464, CVE-2023-0465,
 CVE-2023-0466, CVE-2023-2650, CVE-2023-3446, CVE-2023-3817, CVE-2023-5678,
 CVE-2023-6237, CVE-2024-0727, CVE-2024-13176, CVE-2024-2511,
 CVE-2024-41996, CVE-2024-4741, CVE-2024-5535, CVE-2024-6119, CVE-2024-9143,
 CVE-2025-9232)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  efi-shell-aa64                  2024.02-2ubuntu0.7
  efi-shell-arm                   2024.02-2ubuntu0.7
  efi-shell-ia32                  2024.02-2ubuntu0.7
  efi-shell-riscv64               2024.02-2ubuntu0.7
  efi-shell-x64                   2024.02-2ubuntu0.7
  ovmf                            2024.02-2ubuntu0.7
  ovmf-ia32                       2024.02-2ubuntu0.7
  qemu-efi-aarch64                2024.02-2ubuntu0.7
  qemu-efi-arm                    2024.02-2ubuntu0.7
  qemu-efi-riscv64                2024.02-2ubuntu0.7

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  ovmf                            2022.02-3ubuntu0.22.04.5
  ovmf-ia32                       2022.02-3ubuntu0.22.04.5
  qemu-efi                        2022.02-3ubuntu0.22.04.5
  qemu-efi-aarch64                2022.02-3ubuntu0.22.04.5
  qemu-efi-arm                    2022.02-3ubuntu0.22.04.5

After a standard system update you need to restart the virtual machines
that use the affected firmware to make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7894-2
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7894-1
  https://launchpad.net/bugs/2133157

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/edk2/2024.02-2ubuntu0.7
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/edk2/2022.02-3ubuntu0.22.04.5

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