SB2022041313 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Lenovo ThinkPad BIOS
Published: April 13, 2022
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1108)
CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in LenovoFlashDeviceInterface within the SMI handler. A local user can run a specially crafted program to trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
2) Security restrictions bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1107)
CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to usage of Boot Services in the SmmOEMInt15 SMI handler. A local user can bypass implemented security restrictions and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.