Uncaught Exception in Intel Xeon Processor E5 v4 Family and Intel Core X-series Processor - CVE-2021-0190
Published: May 12, 2022 / Updated: May 16, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU63099
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2021-0190
CWE-ID: CWE-248
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Intel
Affected software:
Intel Xeon Processor E5 v4 Family
Intel Core X-series Processor
Intel Xeon Processor E5 v4 Family
Intel Core X-series Processor
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to uncaught exception in the BIOS firmware. A local user can run a specially crafted program to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
How to mitigate CVE-2021-0190
Install updates from vendor's website.