CVE-2024-38798: 
Linux Debian vulnerability analysis and mitigation

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.

Linux Distribution fix status

Fix availability across major Linux distributions and their releases.

Debian

Fixed

bookworm

edk2

Affected

bullseye

edk2

Affected

sid

edk2: 2025.11-1

Fixed

trixie

edk2

Affected

Source: NVD

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