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Intel® AMT Advisory
| Intel ID: | INTEL-SA-00575 |
|---|---|
| Advisory Category: | Firmware, Software |
| Impact of vulnerability: | Escalation of Privilege |
| Severity rating: | HIGH |
| Original release: | 02/08/2022 |
| Last revised: | 02/08/2022 |
Summary:
A potential security vulnerability in the Intel® Active Management Technology (AMT) SDK, Intel® Setup and Configuration Software (SCS) and Intel® Management Engine BIOS eXtensions (MEBx) may allow escalation of privilege. Intel is releasing software and firmware updates to mitigate this potential vulnerability.
Vulnerability Details:
CVEID: CVE-2021-33107
Description: Insufficiently protected credentials in USB provisioning for Intel(R) AMT SDK before version 16.0.3, Intel(R) SCS before version 12.2 and Intel(R) MEBx before versions 11.0.0.0012, 12.0.0.0011, 14.0.0.0004 and 15.0.0.0004 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via physical access.
CVSS Base Score: 7.6 High
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
Intel® AMT SDK before version 16.0.3.
Intel® SCS before version 12.2.
Intel® MEBx before versions 11.0.0.0012, 12.0.0.0011, 14.0.0.0004 and 15.0.0.0004.
Note: Firmware versions of Intel® AMT 2.x thru 10.x are no longer supported versions. There is no new general release planned for these versions.
Recommendations:
Intel recommends updating the Intel® AMT SDK to version 16.0.3 or later.
Intel recommends updating the Intel® SCS to version 12.2 or transition to the latest version of Intel® Endpoint Management Assistant (Intel® EMA).
Intel recommends that users of the Intel® MEBx to versions 11.0.0.0012, 12.0.0.0011, 14.0.0.0004 and 15.0.0.0004 or later provided by the system manufacturer that addresses this issue.
For additional technical details and considerations, consult this Intel Support article.
Updates are available for download at this location:
Chipset/SOC or Processor |
MEBx mitigated version or higher |
Intel® 500 Series Chipset |
15.0.0.0004 |
Intel® 500 Series Chipset |
15.0.0.0004 |
Intel® 400 Series Chipset |
14.0.0.0004 |
8th Gen Intel® Core™ processor Pentium® Gold processor series (G54XXU) Celeron® processor 4000 series |
12.0.0.0011 |
8th Gen Intel® Core™ processor |
11.0.0.0012 |
Intel® 300 Series Chipset |
12.0.0.0011 |
Intel® C240 series chipset |
12.0.0.0011 |
Intel® 200 series chipset Intel® 100 series chipset |
11.0.0.0012 |
Intel® C230 series chipset |
11.0.0.0012 |
Intel® 100 series chipset |
11.0.0.0012 |
Intel® C420 chipset |
11.0.0.0012 |
Intel® C620 series chipset |
11.0.0.0012 |
Acknowledgements:
The following issue was found internally by Intel employees. Intel would like to thank Dan Horovitz.
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