Medium severity · published Nov 14, 2019
CVE-2019-0152
Insufficient memory protection in System Management Mode (SMM) and Intel(R) TXT for certain Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable…
6.7
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Insufficient memory protection in System Management Mode (SMM) and Intel(R) TXT for certain Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 33% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
XG
Xeon Gold 5215 Firmware · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
XG
Xeon Gold 5215l Firmware · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
XG
Xeon Gold 5215m Firmware · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
XG
Xeon Gold 5217 Firmware · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
XG
Xeon Gold 5218 Firmware · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
XG
Xeon Gold 5218b Firmware · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
XG
Xeon Gold 5218n Firmware · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
XG
Xeon Gold 5220 Firmware · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
XG
Xeon Gold 5220s Firmware · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
XG
Xeon Gold 5222 Firmware · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
XG
Xeon Gold 6210u Firmware · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
XG
Xeon Gold 6212u Firmware · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-0152
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-0152
cert-portal.siemens.com
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-398519.pdf
support.f5.com
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K34425791?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS
Third Party Advisory
https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03971en_us
Vendor Advisory
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00240.html
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