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Intel® NUC® Firmware Advisory
| Intel ID: | INTEL-SA-00323 |
|---|---|
| Advisory Category: | Firmware |
| Impact of vulnerability: | Escalation of Privilege |
| Severity rating: | HIGH |
| Original release: | 12/10/2019 |
| Last revised: | 12/10/2019 |
Summary:
Potential security vulnerabilities in Intel® NUC® firmware may allow escalation of privilege. Intel is releasing firmware updates to mitigate these potential vulnerabilities.
Vulnerability Details:
CVEID: CVE-2019-14608
Description: Improper buffer restrictions in firmware for Intel(R) NUC(R) may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
CVSS Base Score: 7.8 High
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVEID: CVE-2019-14610
Description: Improper access control in firmware for Intel(R) NUC(R) may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
CVSS Base Score: 7.8 High
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVEID: CVE-2019-14609
Description: Improper input validation in firmware for Intel(R) NUC(R) may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5 High
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVEID: CVE-2019-14611
Description: Integer overflow in firmware for Intel(R) NUC(R) may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5 High
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVEID: CVE-2019-14612
Description: Out of bounds write in firmware for Intel(R) NUC(R) may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5 High
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
Affected Product |
Updated Firmware |
Intel® NUC 8 Mainstream Game Kit |
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Intel® NUC 8 Mainstream Game Mini Computer |
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Intel® NUC Kit NUC8i7BEK |
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Intel® Compute Card CD1P64GK |
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Intel® NUC 8 Home - NUC8i3CYSM |
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Intel® NUC Kit NUC8i7HNK |
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Intel® NUC-Kit NUC7i7DNKE |
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Intel® NUC-Kit NUC7i5DNKE |
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Intel® NUC-Kit NUC7i3DNHE |
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Intel® Compute Stick STK2mv64CC |
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Intel® Compute Stick STK2m3W64CC |
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Intel® NUC Kit NUC6i7KYK |
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Intel® NUC Kit NUC6i5SYH |
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Intel® NUC Kit NUC7CJYH |
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Intel® Compute Card CD1M3128MK |
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Intel® Compute Card CD1IV128MK |
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Intel® NUC Kit NUC6CAYS |
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Intel® NUC Board DE3815TYBE |
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Intel® NUC Board D34010WYB |
Recommendations:
Intel recommends that users update to the latest version (see provided table).
Acknowledgements:
Intel would like to thank Alexander Ermolov (CVE-2019-14608; CVE-2019-14609; CVE-2019-14610; CVE-2019-14612) and Dmitry Frolov (CVE-2019-14608; CVE-2019-14609; CVE-2019-14611) for reporting these issues and working with us on coordinated disclosure.
Intel, and nearly the entire technology industry, follows a disclosure practice called Coordinated Disclosure, under which a cybersecurity vulnerability is generally publicly disclosed only after mitigations are available.
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