HPE Apollo and XL Servers update for BIOS

1) Exposure of resource to wrong sphere

EUVDB-ID: #VU75931

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-38087

CWE-ID: CWE-668 - Exposure of resource to wrong sphere

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to exposure of resource to wrong sphere in BIOS firmware. A local user can gain access to sensitive information.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

HPE Apollo 2000 System ROM: before 2.80_04-20-2023

HPE Apollo 4200 Gen10 Server: before 2.80_04-20-2023

HPE Apollo 4510 Gen10 System: before 2.80_04-20-2023

HPE Apollo 6500 Gen10 System: before 2.80_04-20-2023

HPE ProLiant XL170r Gen10 Server: before 2.80_04-20-2023

HPE ProLiant XL190r Gen10 Server: before 2.80_04-20-2023

HPE ProLiant XL230k Gen10 Server: before 2.80_04-20-2023

HPE ProLiant XL270d Gen10 Server: before 2.80_04-20-2023

HPE ProLiant XL450 Gen10 Server: before 2.80_04-20-2023

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:h:hpe:hpe_apollo_2000_system_rom:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:h:hpe:hpe_apollo_4200_gen10_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:h:hpe:hpe_apollo_4510_gen10_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:h:hpe:hpe_apollo_6500_gen10_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:h:hpe:hpe_proliant_xl170r_gen10_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:h:hpe:hpe_proliant_xl190r_gen10_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:h:hpe:hpe_proliant_xl230k_gen10_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:h:hpe:hpe_proliant_xl270d_gen10_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:h:hpe:hpe_proliant_xl450_gen10_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docLocale=en_US&docId=hpesbhf04478en_us

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.