Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Intel products - CVE-2021-0099

Vulnerability identifier: #VU60603

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 8.4 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-0099

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient control flow management in the firmware, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.

2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Intel Xeon W Processors
Intel Xeon Processor E Family
Intel Xeon D Processors
11th Generation Intel Core Processors
10th Generation Intel Core Processors
8th Generation Intel Core Processors
7th Generation Intel Core Processors
6th Generation Intel Core Processors
Intel Core X-series Processor Family
Intel Atom Processor C3XXX Family
Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
9th Generation Intel Core Processors
IBM Qradar SIEM
EMC Integrated Data Protection Appliance
F5OS
Dell EMC VxRail Appliance
Integrated System for Microsoft Azure Stack Hub

Install updates from vendor's website.

Dell EMC VxRail Appliance - update to 4.5.480
Integrated System for Microsoft Azure Stack Hub - update to 2210

• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00527.html

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Intel Processors
• Multiple vulnerabilities in F5OS BIOS
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Dell VxRail
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM QRadar SIEM
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Dell Integrated System for Microsoft Azure Stack Hub
• Multiple vulnetabilities in Dell EMC Integrated Data Protection Appliance