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Vulnerability impacting the Intel® Solid-State Drive 540s Series, Intel® Solid State Drive E 5400s Series and Intel® Solid State Drive DC S3100 Series drives
| Intel ID: | INTEL-SA-00053 |
|---|---|
| Product family: | Intel® Solid-State Drive Consumer, Embedded and Data Center |
| Impact of vulnerability: | Elevation of Privilege |
| Severity rating: | Moderate |
| Original release: | Jun 14, 2016 |
| Last revised: | Aug 01, 2016 |
Summary:
A vulnerability was identified in the Intel® Solid-State Drive 540s Series, Intel® Solid State Drive E 5400s Series and Intel® Solid State Drive DC S3100 Series leading to a potential data corruption issue.
Description:
A vulnerability was identified in the Intel® Solid-State Drive 540s Series, Intel® Solid State Drive E 5400s Series and Intel® Solid State Drive DC S3100 Series leading to a potential data corruption issue. This may occur If the Intel® Solid-State Drive 540s Series, Intel® Solid State Drive E 5400s Series or Intel® Solid State Drive DC S3100 Series drives receive a read or write command during ATA security locked state.
Affected products:
| Product Name | Impacted FW Versions | Mitigated FW Versions | Update Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel SSD 540s Series 2.5" | LSBG200 | LSF031C or later |
Note: Firmware Update Tool version 2.1.3 or higher is required to apply the mitigation
|
| Intel SSD 540s Series M.2 | LSBG100 | LSF031C or later | |
| Intel SSD E 5400s Series 2.5" | LSMG200 | LSF031E or later | |
| Intel SSD E 5400s Series M.2 | LSMG100 | LSF031E or later | |
| Intel SSD DC S3100 Series | LSDG200 | LSF031D or later |
Recommendations:
Intel strongly recommends that customers with the listed products download and apply the mitigated firmware version using the update source outlined above.
Acknowledgements:
Intel became aware of this issue during internal compatibility validation testing.
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