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Intel® NUC Firmware Advisory
| Intel ID: | INTEL-SA-00654 |
|---|---|
| Advisory Category: | Firmware |
| Impact of vulnerability: | Escalation of Privilege |
| Severity rating: | HIGH |
| Original release: | 05/10/2022 |
| Last revised: | 05/10/2022 |
Summary:
Potential security vulnerabilities in some Intel® NUCs may allow escalation of privilege. Intel is releasing firmware updates to mitigate these potential vulnerabilities.
Vulnerability Details:
CVEID: CVE-2022-24382
Description: Improper input validation in 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-2022-24297
Description: Improper buffer restrictions in 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-2022-21237
Description: Improper buffer access in 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:
Intel® NUC products with BIOS before version listed in table below are affected:
Product |
BIOS Fixed Version Download Link |
Intel® NUC M15 Laptop Kit - LAPBC510, LAPBC710 |
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Intel® NUC X15 Laptop Kits - LAPKC71F, LAPKC71E, LAPKC51E |
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Intel® NUC Extreme Compute Element NUC11DBBi9 and NUC11DBBi7, and Intel® NUC 11 Extreme Kit NUC11BTMi7 and NUC11BTMi9 |
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Intel® NUC 11 Compute Element CM11EBC4W, CM11EBi38W, CM11EBi58W, CM11EBi716W |
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Intel® NUC Kits NUC11PAQ, NUC11PAH, NUC11PA |
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Intel® NUC Boards/Kits NUC11TN[x]i3, NUC11TN[x]i5, NUC11TN[x]i7 |
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Intel® NUC11PHKi7C, NUC11PHKi7CAA |
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Intel® NUC 9 Pro Compute Element - NUC9V7QNB, NUC9VXQNB Intel® NUC 9 Pro Kit - NUC9V7QNX, NUC9VXQNX |
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Intel® NUC9i5QN, NUC9i7QN, NUC9i9QN |
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Intel® NUC Kits NUC8i3CYSM and NUC8i3CYSN |
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Intel® NUC 8 Compute Element CM8CCB, CM8i3CB, CM8i5CB, CM8i7CB, CM8PCB |
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Intel® NUC Kit NUC8i7BE, NUC8i5BE, and NUC8i3B |
Recommendations:
Intel recommends updating the affected Intel® NUC BIOS firmware to the latest version (see provided table above).
Updates are available for download at the locations listed in the provided table above.
Acknowledgements:
Intel would like to thank Yngweijw (CVE-2022-24382) and Dmitry Frolov (CVE-2022-24297, CVE-2022-21237) for reporting these issues.
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