Denial of service in Intel Optane PMem

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU55811

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-0083

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A local administrator can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors: All versions

2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors: All versions

Intel Xeon W processor 3200 series: All versions

Intel Optane Persistent Memory: before 1.2.0.5446

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:h:intel:3rd_generation_intel_xeon_scalable_processors:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:h:intel:2nd_generation_intel_xeon_scalable_processors:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:h:intel:intel_xeon_w_processor_3200_series:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:h:intel:intel_optane_persistent_memory:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00512.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.