High severity · published Jan 5, 2022
CVE-2021-45969
An issue was discovered in AhciBusDxe in Insyde InsydeH2O with kernel 5.1 before 05.16.25, 5.2 before 05.26.25, 5.3 before 05.35.25, 5.4 before 05.43.25, and 5.5 before 05.51.25
8.2
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An issue was discovered in AhciBusDxe in Insyde InsydeH2O with kernel 5.1 before 05.16.25, 5.2 before 05.26.25, 5.3 before 05.35.25, 5.4 before 05.43.25, and 5.5 before 05.51.25. A vulnerability exists in the SMM (System Management Mode) branch that registers a SWSMI handler that does not sufficiently check or validate the allocated buffer pointer (the CommBuffer+8 location).
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 20% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IN
Insydeh2o · Insyde
5.1 before 5.16.25; 5.2 before 5.26.25; 5.3 before 5.35.25; 5.4 before 5.43.25; 5.5 before 05.51.25 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-45969
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-45969
Third Party Advisory
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-306654.pdf
Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220216-0004/
Vendor Advisory
https://www.insyde.com/security-pledge
www.kb.cert.org
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/796611
cert-portal.siemens.com
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-306654.html
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