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2025.1 IPU - UEFI Firmware Advisory

Intel ID: INTEL-SA-01139
Advisory Category: Firmware
Impact of vulnerability: Escalation of Privilege, Denial of Service, Information Disclosure
Severity rating: HIGH
Original release: 02/11/2025
Last revised: 02/11/2025
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Summary: 

Potential security vulnerabilities in the UEFI firmware for some Intel® Processors may allow escalation of privilege, denial of service, or information disclosure. Intel is releasing UEFI firmware and CPU microcode updates to mitigate these potential vulnerabilities.

 

Vulnerability Details: 

CVEID:  CVE-2023-43758

Description: Improper input validation in UEFI firmware for some Intel® processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

CVSS Base Score 3.1: 8.2 High

CVSS Vector 3.1:  CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS Base Score 4.0: 8.7 High

CVSS Vector 4.0:  CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H



CVEID:  CVE-2023-34440

Description: Improper input validation in UEFI firmware for some Intel® Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

CVSS Base Score 3.1: 7.5 High

CVSS Vector 3.1:  CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS Base Score 4.0: 8.7 High

CVSS Vector 4.0:  CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H



CVEID:  CVE-2024-24582

Description: Improper input validation in XmlCli feature for UEFI firmware for some Intel® processors may allow privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

CVSS Base Score 3.1: 7.5 High

CVSS Vector 3.1:  CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS Base Score 4.0: 8.7 High

CVSS Vector 4.0:  CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H



CVEID:  CVE-2024-29214

Description: Improper input validation in UEFI firmware CseVariableStorageSmm for some Intel® Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

CVSS Base Score 3.1: 7.5 High

CVSS Vector 3.1:  CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS Base Score 4.0: 8.7 High

CVSS Vector 4.0:  CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H



CVEID:  CVE-2024-28127

Description: Improper input validation in UEFI firmware for some Intel® Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

CVSS Base Score 3.1: 7.5 High

CVSS Vector 3.1:  CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS Base Score 4.0: 8.7 High

CVSS Vector 4.0:  CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H



CVEID:  CVE-2024-39279

Description: Insufficient granularity of access control in UEFI firmware in some Intel® processors may allow a authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

CVSS Base Score 3.1: 6.5 Medium

CVSS Vector 3.1:  CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS Base Score 4.0: 6.8 Medium

CVSS Vector 4.0:  CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H



CVEID:  CVE-2024-31157

Description: Improper initialization in UEFI firmware OutOfBandXML module in some Intel® Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

CVSS Base Score 3.1: 5.3 Medium

CVSS Vector 3.1:  CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS Base Score 4.0: 6.8 Medium

CVSS Vector 4.0:  CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N



CVEID:  CVE-2024-28047

Description: Improper input validation in UEFI firmware for some Intel® Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

CVSS Base Score 3.1: 5.3 Medium

CVSS Vector 3.1:  CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS Base Score 4.0: 6.8 Medium

CVSS Vector 4.0:  CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N

 

Affected Products:

 

Product Collection

Vertical Segment

CVE ID

CPU ID

Platform ID

Intel® Xeon® Processor D Family

Server

Embedded

CVE-2024-28047

606C1

10

Intel® Xeon® Processor D Family

Server

Embedded

CVE-2024-39279

606C1

10

3rd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processor Family

Server

CVE-2024-28047

606A6

87

3rd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processor Family

Server

CVE-2024-39279

606A6

87

Intel® Pentium® Processor Silver Series 

Intel® Celeron® Processor J Series 

Intel® Celeron® Processor N Series

Embedded

CVE-2023-43758

CVE-2023-34440

CVE-2024-29214

706A1

01

12th Generation Intel® Core™ Processor Family

Intel® Pentium® Gold Processor Family

Intel® Celeron® Processor Family

Mobile

Desktop

Embedded

CVE-2024-24582

906A4

906A3

90675

90672

80

80

07

07

13th Generation Intel® Core™ Processor Family

Intel® Pentium® Gold Processor Family

Intel® Celeron® Processor Family

Mobile

Desktop

CVE-2024-24582

B06A2

B06A3

B06A8

B0671

B06F2

B06F5

01

Intel® Core™ Ultra family 

Desktop

Mobile

CVE-2024-24582

A06A4 

 07

3rd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processor Family

Server

CVE-2024-28047

5065B

BF

4th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors

Server

CVE-2024-31157

CVE-2024-28047

806F7

806F8

87

4th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors

Server

CVE-2024-39279

806F7

806F8

87

5th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors

Server

CVE-2024-31157

CVE-2024-28047

C06F1

C06F2 

87

01

2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors

Server

CVE-2024-28047

50657

50656

BF

1st Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable processor

Intel® Xeon® W processor 3100 series

Server

Embedded

CVE-2024-28047

50653

50654

97

B7

Intel® Xeon® W processor 2200 series

Intel® Core™ X-series processor

Desktop

Workstation

CVE-2024-28047

50657

BF

Intel® Xeon® W processor 2100 series

Intel® Core™ X-series processor

Desktop

CVE-2024-28047

906E9

2A

Intel Atom® C5000 and P5000 Product Family

Server

CVE-2024-28047

80665

80667

01

Intel Atom® C5000 and P5000 Product Family

Server

CVE-2024-39279

80665

80667

01

Intel® Xeon® W processor 2400 and 3400 series

Desktop

Workstation

CVE-2024-31157

CVE-2024-28047

806F7

806F8

87

Intel Atom® Processor X Series

Embedded

CVE-2024-28127

90661

C2

 

Recommendation:

Intel recommends that users of Intel® processors update to the latest version provided by the system manufacturer that addresses these issues.

 

Acknowledgements:

Intel would like to thank Yngweijw and Eason (CVE-2023-43758, CVE-2023-34440, CVE-2024-24582, CVE-2024-29214, CVE-2024-28127, CVE-2024-31157, CVE-2024-28047) for reporting these issues.

The following issue was find internally by Intel employees.  Intel would like to thank Ke Sun, Alyssa Milburn, Benoit Morgan, and Erik Bjorge (CVE-2024-39279)

Intel, and nearly the entire technology industry, follows a disclosure practice called Coordinated Disclosure, under which a cybersecurity vulnerability is generally publicly disclosed only after mitigations are available.

Revision History

Revision Date Description
1.0 02/11/2025 Initial Release
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