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Intel® NUC Firmware Advisory
| Intel ID: | INTEL-SA-00511 |
|---|---|
| Advisory Category: | Firmware |
| Impact of vulnerability: | Escalation of Privilege |
| Severity rating: | HIGH |
| Original release: | 06/08/2021 |
| Last revised: | 06/08/2021 |
Summary:
Potential security vulnerabilities for some Intel® NUCs may allow escalation of privilege. Intel is releasing firmware updates to mitigate these potential vulnerabilities.
Vulnerability Details:
CVEID: CVE-2021-0067
Description: Improper access control in system firmware for some Intel(R) NUCs 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-2021-0054
Description: Improper buffer restrictions in system firmware for some Intel(R) NUCs 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:
Product |
BIOS Download link |
Intel® NUC M15 Laptop Kit - LAPBC510, LAPBC710 |
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Intel® NUC 11 Compute Element CM11EBC4W, CM11EBi38W, CM11EBi58W, CM11EBi716W |
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Intel® NUC 11 Performance kit - NUC11PAHi3, NUC11PAHi5, NUC11PAHi7, NUC11PAKi3, NUC11PAKi5, NUC11PAKi7 Intel® NUC 11 Performance Mini PC - NUC11PAQi50WA, NUC11PAQi70QA |
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Intel® NUC 11 Pro Board NUC11TNBi3, NUC11TNBi5, NUC11TNBi7 Intel® NUC 11 Pro Kit NUC11TNHi3, NUC11TNHi30L, NUC11TNHi30P, NUC11TNHi5, NUC11TNHi50L, NUC11TNHi50W, NUC11TNHi7, NUC11TNHi70L, NUC11TNHi70Q, NUC11TNKi3, NUC11TNKi5, NUC11TNKi7 |
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Intel® NUC 11 Enthusiast Kit - NUC11PHKi7C Intel® NUC 11 Enthusiast Mini PC - NUC11PHKi7CAA |
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Intel® NUC 10 Performance kit - NUC10i3FNH, NUC10i3FNHF, NUC10i3FNK, NUC10i5FNH, NUC10i5FNHF, NUC10i5FNHJ, NUC10i5FNK, NUC10i5FNKP, NUC10i7FNH, NUC10i7FNHC, NUC10i7FNK, NUC10i7FNKP Intel® NUC 10 Performance Mini PC - NUC10i3FNHFA, NUC10i3FNHJA, NUC10i5FNHCA, NUC10i5FNHJA, NUC10i5FNKPA, NUC10i7FNHAA, NUC10i7FNHJA, NUC10i7FNKPA |
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Intel® NUC 9 Pro Compute Element - NUC9V7QNB, NUC9VXQNB Intel® NUC 9 Pro Kit - NUC9V7QNX, NUC9VXQNX |
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Intel® NUC 8 Business, a Mini PC with Windows 10 - NUC8i7HNKQC Intel® NUC 8 Enthusiast, a Mini PC with Windows 10 - NUC8i7HVKVA, NUC8i7HVKVAW Intel® NUC Kit NUC8i7HNK, NUC8i7HVK |
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Intel® NUC 8 Rugged Kit NUC8CCHKR Intel® NUC Board NUC8CCHB |
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Intel® NUC 8 Compute Element CM8CCB, CM8i3CB, CM8i5CB, CM8i7CB, CM8PCB |
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Intel® NUC 8 Pro Board NUC8i3PNB Intel® NUC 8 Pro Kit NUC8i3PNH, NUC8i3PNK |
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Intel® NUC 8 Mainstream-G kit NUC8i5INH, NUC8i7INH Intel® NUC 8 Mainstream-G mini PC NUC8i5INH, NUC8i7INH |
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Intel® NUC 7 Essential, a Mini PC with Windows® 10 - NUC7CJYSAL Intel® NUC Kit NUC7CJYH, NUC7PJYH |
Recommendations:
Intel recommends updating Intel® NUCs listed above to the latest BIOS version available (see provided table).
Acknowledgements:
Intel would like to thank Dmitry Frolov for reporting these issues.
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