Untrusted pointer dereference in Intel products - CVE-2023-42772

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Untrusted pointer dereference in Intel products - CVE-2023-42772

Published: September 17, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU97436
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-2023-42772
CWE-ID: CWE-822
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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

The vulnerability exists due to untrusted pointer dereference in UEFI firmware. A local privileged user can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


Affected software

Intel Xeon D Processors
Intel Xeon Processor E5 v4 Family
Intel Core X-series Processors
Intel Xeon Processor E5 v3 Family
BIG-IP
Precision 7920 Rack
Precision 7920 XL Rack

How to mitigate CVE-2023-42772

Install updates from vendor's website.

Precision 7920 Rack - update to 2.22.2
Precision 7920 XL Rack - update to 2.22.2

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