#VU60492 Out-of-bounds read in Intel products - CVE-2021-33120

Vulnerability identifier: #VU60492

Vulnerability risk: Low

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

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-33120

CWE-ID: CWE-125

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable software:
Intel Xeon W-1300 Processor Family
11th Generation Intel Core Processors
Intel Xeon E-2300 processor family
10th Generation Intel Core Processors
Intel Xeon W Processors
Intel Pentium Gold Processor Series
Intel Celeron Processors
Intel Xeon E Processors
8th Generation Intel Core Processors
Intel Celeron Processor G Series
7th Generation Intel Core Processors
Intel Pentium Processors
Intel Core X-series Processors
Intel Atom Processors
12th Generation Intel Core Processors
Intel Celeron Processor 5000 Series
2th Generation Intel Core Processor Family
3th Generation Intel Core Processor Family
4th Generation Intel Core Processor Family
Intel Xeon Processors
Intel Core Processors with Intel Hybrid Technology
Intel Celeron Processor J Series
Intel Celeron Processor N Series
Intel Pentium Processor Silver Series
Intel Puma 7 Family
3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
6th Generation Intel Core Processors
Intel Atom Processor A Series
Intel Xeon D Processors
2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Intel Core X-series Processor
Intel Atom Processor X Series
9th Generation Intel Core Processors
Intel Atom Processor E3900 Series
Intel Pentium Processor J Series
Intel Pentium Processor N Series
Intel Xeon Scalable Processors

Software vendor:
Intel

The vulnerability allows a local user to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in memory subsystem. A local user can trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system or perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Install updates from vendor's website.

• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00589.html