SB2022072303 - Privilege escalation in Intel BIOS on F5 BIG-IP



SB2022072303 - Privilege escalation in Intel BIOS on F5 BIG-IP

Published: July 23, 2022 Updated: September 23, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2022072303
Severity
Low
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Uncaught Exception (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-0190)

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.


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.