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Intel® NUC Laptop Kit Advisory
| Intel ID: | INTEL-SA-00712 |
|---|---|
| Advisory Category: | Firmware |
| Impact of vulnerability: | Escalation of Privilege |
| Severity rating: | HIGH |
| Original release: | 08/09/2022 |
| Last revised: | 07/07/2023 |
Summary:
Potential security vulnerabilities in some Intel® NUC Laptop Kits may allow escalation of privilege. Intel is releasing firmware updates to mitigate these potential vulnerabilities.
Vulnerability Details:
CVEID: CVE-2022-28858
Description: Improper buffer restriction in the firmware for some Intel(R) NUC Laptop Kits before version BC0076 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
CVSS Base Score: 8.2 High
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVEID: CVE-2022-33209
Description: Improper input validation in the firmware for some Intel(R) NUC Laptop Kits before version BC0076 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
CVSS Base Score: 8.2 High
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVEID: CVE-2022-27493
Description: Improper initialization in the firmware for some Intel(R) NUC Laptop Kits before version BC0076 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable an 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-2022-34488
Description: Improper buffer restrictions in the firmware for some Intel(R) NUC Laptop Kits before version BC0076 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-2022-32579
Description: Improper initialization in the firmware for some Intel(R) NUC Laptop Kits before version BC0076 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via physical access.
CVSS Base Score: 6.9 Medium
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVEID: CVE-2022-34345
Description: Improper input validation in the firmware for some Intel(R) NUC Laptop Kits before version BC0076 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via physical access.
CVSS Base Score: 6.9 Medium
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
Product |
Download Link |
CVE ID |
Intel® NUC Rugged Kit: NUC8CCHB, NUC8CCHBN, NUC8CCHKRN, NUC8CCHKR. |
CVE-2022-33209 |
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Intel® NUC Laptop Kit: |
CVE-2022-33209 |
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Intel® NUC 11 Performance Kit, Intel NUC 11 Performance Mini PC: NUC11PAHi3, NUC11PAHi30Z, NUC11PAKi3. NUC11PAHi5, NUC11PAHi50Z, NUC11PAKi5, NUC11PAQi50WA. NUC11PAHi7, NUC11PAHi70Z, NUC11PAKi7, NUC11PAQi70QA. |
CVE-2022-33209 |
|
Intel® NUC Pro Compute Element: |
CVE-2022-33209 |
|
Intel® NUC 8 Compute Element: |
CVE-2022-33209 |
|
Intel® NUC: |
CVE-2022-33209 |
|
Intel® NUC Extreme Compute Element: |
CVE-2022-33209 |
|
Intel® NUC Laptop Kit: |
CVE-2022-33209 |
|
Intel® NUC Laptop Kit: |
CVE-2022-33209 |
|
Intel® NUC Performance Kit NUC10i5FNH, NUC10i5FNHCA, NUC10i5FNHF, NUC10i5FNHJA, NUC10i5FNHJ, NUC10i5FNHN, NUC10i7FNH, NUC10i7FNHAA, NUC10i7FNHC, NUC10i7FNHJA, NUC10i7FNHN, NUC10i7FNK,
|
CVE-2022-33209 |
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Intel® NUC Extreme, Intel® NUC 12 Extreme Compute Element: NUC12DCMi7, NUC12EDBi7, NUC12DCMi9, NUC12EDBi9. |
CVE-2022-33209 |
|
Intel® NUC 12 Compute Element: |
CVE-2022-33209 |
|
Intel® NUC Enthusiast: |
CVE-2022-33209 |
|
Intel® NUC 11 Compute Element: |
CVE-2022-33209 |
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Intel® NUC Pro Kit, Intel NUC Pro Board: |
CVE-2022-33209 |
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Intel® NUC Pro Board, Intel® NUC Pro Kit: NUC12WSBi5, NUC12WSBi50Z, NUC12WSHi5, NUC12WSHi50Z, NUC12WSKi5, NUC12WSKi50Z, NUC12WSBi70Z, NUC12WSHi7, NUC12WSHi70Z, NUC12WSKi7, NUC12WSKi70Z.
|
CVE-2022-33209 |
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Intel® NUC Boards: NUC11TNBi5, NUC11TNBi50Z, NUC11TNHi5, NUC11TNHi50L, NUC11TNHi50W, NUC11TNHi50Z, NUC11TNBi7, NUC11TNBi70Z, NUC11TNHi7, NUC11TNHi70L, NUC11TNHi70Q, NUC11TNHi70Z,
|
CVE-2022-33209 |
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Intel® NUC Pro Kit, Intel® NUC Pro Board, Intel® NUC Pro Mini PC NUC11TNKv7, NUC11TNHv7, NUC11TNBv7, NUC11TNKv7.
|
CVE-2022-33209 |
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Intel® NUC Essential: |
CVE-2022-33209 |
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Intel® NUC Laptop Kits: |
CVE-2022-32579 |
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Intel® NUC 13 Extreme Kit: NUC13RNGi5, NUC13RNGi7, NUC13RNGi9. |
CVE-2022-34345 |
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Intel® NUC Kit, Intel® NUC Mini PC |
CVE-2022-34488 |
Recommendations:
Intel recommends updating the affected Intel® NUC BIOS firmware to the latest version (see provided table above).
We encourage customers to guard against unauthorized access to their systems.
Acknowledgements:
Intel would like to thank the Binarly efiXplorer team for reporting these issues.
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