SB2022020305 - Untrusted Pointer Dereference in Insyde AsfSecureBootSmm driver
Published: February 3, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022020305
CSH Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Untrusted Pointer Dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-5953)
CWE-ID: CWE-822 - Untrusted Pointer Dereference
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to untrusted pointer dereference error in System Management Interrupt (SWSMI) handler. A remote attacker can trigger pointer dereference and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.