Improper Initialization in Intel products - CVE-2021-0095

Vulnerability identifier: #VU54166

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-0095

CWE-ID: CWE-665

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper initialization in the firmware. A local administrator can run a specially crafted application to cause a denial of service contiion on the target system.

Intel Xeon Processor E5 v3 Family
11th Generation Intel Core Processors
Intel Core Processors with Intel Hybrid Technology
Intel Core X-series Processors
6th Generation Intel Core Processors
7th Generation Intel Core Processors
8th Generation Intel Core Processors
10th Generation Intel Core Processors
Intel Xeon W Processors
2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Intel Xeon Processor E5 v4 Family
Intel Xeon Processor E3 v5 Family
Intel Xeon Processor E3 v6 Family
Intel Xeon Processor E7 v4 Family
Intel Xeon Processor E Family
Intel Xeon D Processors
Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Dell EMC VxRail Appliance

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Dell EMC VxRail Appliance - update to 7.0.300

• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00463.html

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Intel Processors
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Dell EMC VxRail Appliance