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2021.1 IPU – Intel® CSME, SPS and LMS Advisory
| Intel ID: | INTEL-SA-00459 |
|---|---|
| Advisory Category: | Firmware, Software |
| Impact of vulnerability: | Escalation of Privilege, Information Disclosure |
| Severity rating: | MEDIUM |
| Original release: | 06/08/2021 |
| Last revised: | 05/12/2022 |
Summary:
Potential security vulnerabilities in the Intel® Converged Security and Manageability Engine (CSME), Server Platform Services (SPS), and Intel® Local Manageability Service (Intel® LMS) may allow escalation of privilege or information disclosure. Intel is releasing firmware and software updates to mitigate these potential vulnerabilities.
Vulnerability Details:
CVEID: CVE-2020-24509
Description: Insufficient control flow management in subsystem in Intel(R) SPS versions before SPS_E3_05.01.04.300.0, SPS_SoC-A_05.00.03.091.0, SPS_E5_04.04.04.023.0, or SPS_E5_04.04.03.263.0 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
CVSS Base Score: 6.7 Medium
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N
CVEID: CVE-2020-8704
Description: Race condition in a subsystem in the Intel(R) LMS versions before 2039.1.0.0 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
CVSS Base Score: 6.7 Medium
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVEID: CVE-2020-24507
Description: Improper initialization in a subsystem in the Intel(R) CSME versions before 11.8.86, 11.12.86, 11.22.86, 12.0.81, 13.0.47, 13.30.17, 14.1.53, 14.5.32, 13.50.11 and 15.0.22 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.
CVSS Base Score: 6.0 Medium
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVEID: CVE-2020-24516
Description: Modification of assumed-immutable data in subsystem in Intel(R) CSME versions before 13.0.47, 13.30.17, 14.1.53, 14.5.32, 15.0.22 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via physical access.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3 Medium
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVEID: CVE-2020-8703
Description: Improper buffer restrictions in a subsystem in the Intel(R) CSME versions before 11.8.86, 11.12.86, 11.22.86, 12.0.81, 13.0.47, 13.30.17, 14.1.53, 14.5.32 and 15.0.22 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
CVSS Base Score: 5.1 Medium
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
CVEID: CVE-2020-24506
Description: Out of bound read in a subsystem in the Intel(R) CSME versions before 12.0.81, 13.0.47, 13.30.17, 14.1.53 and 14.5.32 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.
CVSS Base Score: 4.4 Medium
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected Products:
Chipset or SOC |
Versions before |
Intel® 100 Series Chipset |
11.8.86 |
7th Generation Intel® Core Processor Intel® 100 Series Chipset Intel® 200 Series Chipset |
11.8.86 |
8th Generation Intel® Core Processor |
11.8.86 |
Intel® C420 Chipset |
11.12.86 |
Intel® X299 Chipset |
11.12.86 |
Intel® C620 Series Chipset |
11.22.86 |
Intel® 300 Series Chipset Intel® C240 Series Chipsets |
12.0.81 |
8th Generation Intel® Core Processor Intel® Pentium® Gold Processor Series Intel® Celeron® Processor 4000 Series |
12.0.81 |
10th Generation Intel® Core Processor |
13.0.47 |
Intel® 400 Series Chipset 10th Generation Intel® Core Processor Intel® Xeon® W Processor 10000/1200 Series |
14.1.53 |
Intel® Pentium® Gold Processor Series |
14.5.32 |
Intel® Celeron® Processor G Series |
14.1.53 |
Intel® Pentium® Silver Processor Series Intel® Celeron® Processor N Series |
13.50.11
|
Intel® Core i5 L16G7 and Core i3 L13G4 |
13.30.17 |
11th Generation Intel® Core Processor Intel® Pentium® Gold Processor Series Intel® Celeron® Processor 6000 Series |
15.0.22 |
Intel® C240 Series Chipset |
SPS_E3_05.01.04.300.0 |
Intel Atom® Processor P5000 Series |
SPS_SoC-A_05.00.03.091.0 |
3rd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processor Intel® C620A Series Chipset |
SPS_E5_04.04.04.023.0 |
3rd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processor Intel® C620A Series Chipset |
SPS_E5_04.04.03.263.0 |
Note: Firmware versions of Intel® ME 3.x thru 10.x, Intel® TXE 1.x thru 2.x, and Intel® Server Platform Services 1.x thru 2.X are no longer supported versions. There is no new general release planned for these versions.
Recommendations:
Intel recommends that users of Intel® CSME, SPS and Intel® LMS update to the latest version provided by the system manufacturer that addresses these issues.
Acknowledgements:
These issues were found internally by Intel employees. Intel would like to thank Julien Lenoir, Marek Augoff-Birman, Yaakov Cohen, Yael Ben Ami, Yocheved Butterman and Yossef Kuszer.
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