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CVE-2018-9085

Missing System x Flash Memory Write Protection Lock Bit

Published: Nov 16, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-276
4.9MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.7%
Top 53.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

A write protection lock bit was left unset after boot on an older generation of Lenovo and IBM System x servers, potentially allowing an attacker with administrator access to modify the subset of flash memory containing Intel Server Platform Services (SPS) and the system Flash Descriptors.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:HUI:NS:UC:NI:HA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:HPrivileges Required
High
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:HIntegrity
High
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-276

Affected Products

System x UEFILenovoHardware Firmware
System x UEFIIBM
On-prem
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
flex system x240 m4 firmwarelenovoHardware Firmware
flex system x440 m4 firmwarelenovoHardware Firmware
system x3750 m4 firmwarelenovoHardware Firmware
lenovocommercialCNHardware Firmwareaka lenovo group
ibmcommercialUSEnterprise Softwareaka international business machines
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-24477
support.lenovo.com

Timeline

Published
Nov 16, 2018
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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