CVE-2021-0083 Denial of service in Intel(R) Optane(TM) PMem versions
A privileged local attacker can cause a denial of service in Intel Optane PMem due to improper input validation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-0083?
CVE-2021-0083 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Intel(R) Optane(TM) PMem versions, published on 11 Aug 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper input validation in some Intel(R) Optane(TM) PMem versions before versions 1.2.0.5446 or 2.2.0.1547 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-0083?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Intel Optane Persistent Memory Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2021-0083?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-0083 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2021-0083 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-0083 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Intel(R) Optane(TM) PMem versions
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f85q-53wf-w338.