CVE-2021-42059 (GCVE-0-2021-42059)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-02-03 01:13 – Updated: 2025-11-04 19:12
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Summary
An issue was discovered in Insyde InsydeH2O Kernel 5.0 before 05.08.41, Kernel 5.1 before 05.16.41, Kernel 5.2 before 05.26.41, Kernel 5.3 before 05.35.41, and Kernel 5.4 before 05.42.20. A stack-based buffer overflow leads toarbitrary code execution in UEFI DisplayTypeDxe DXE driver.
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