CVE-2021-0092 Denial of service in Intel(R) Processors
A privileged local user can cause a denial of service in Intel processor firmware due to improper access control.
- 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-2021-0092?
CVE-2021-0092 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Netapp Cloud Backup, published on 9 Feb 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper access control in the firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable a denial of service via local access.
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-0092?
It affects 681 products.
Products include Intel Atom C3308, Intel Atom C3336, Intel Atom C3338, Intel Atom C3338r, Intel Atom C3436l, Intel Atom C3508 and 675 more.
How do I fix CVE-2021-0092?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-0092 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-2021-0092 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-0092 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Netapp Cloud Backup
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qjrr-9qq3-h6ff.