#VU23090 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Intel products - CVE-2019-0152

Vulnerability identifier: #VU23090

Vulnerability risk: Low

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

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-0152

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable software:
Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Intel Xeon Processor D 2100
Intel Xeon Processor D 3100
Intel Xeon Processor W 2100
Intel Xeon Processor W 3100

Software vendor:
Intel

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient memory protection in System Management Mode (SMM) and Intel(R) TXT. A local user can escalate privileges on the target system.

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00240.html