HPE Superdome Flex and Superdome Flex 280 servers update for Intel UEFI firmware



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
CVE-ID CVE-2024-21781
CVE-2024-21829
CWE-ID CWE-20
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Superdome Flex 280 Server
Hardware solutions / Firmware

Superdome Flex Server
Hardware solutions / Firmware

Vendor HPE

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU97438

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-21781

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 input validation in UEFI firmware. A local privileged user can gain access to sensitive information or perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Superdome Flex 280 Server: before 1.90.12

Superdome Flex Server: before 4.0.10

CPE2.3 External links

https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docLocale=en_US&docId=hpesbhf04715en_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.

2) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU97437

Risk: Low

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

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-21829

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient input validation in UEFI firmware error handler. A local privileged user can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Superdome Flex 280 Server: before 1.90.12

Superdome Flex Server: before 4.0.10

CPE2.3 External links

https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docLocale=en_US&docId=hpesbhf04715en_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.



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