Integer overflow in HPE Compute Scale-up Server 3200 server

1) Integer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU95180

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-36765

CWE-ID: CWE-190 - Integer overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow within the CreateHob() function. A local user can trigger an integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Compute Scale-up Server 3200: before 1.20.128

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:h:hpe:compute_scale-up_server_3200:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://github.com/tianocore/edk2/security/advisories/GHSA-ch4w-v7m3-g8wx
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SJ42V7O7F4OU6R7QSQQECLB6LDHKZIMQ/

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.