CVE-2021-0114 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Processors

Medium 6.7 Published Updated

A privileged local attacker can escalate privileges due to an unchecked return value in Intel processor firmware.

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-2021-0114?

CVE-2021-0114 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) Processors, published on 16 Aug 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unchecked return value in the firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable an escalation of privilege via local access.

Weakness: CWE-1188

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-0114?

It affects 1064 products.

Products include Intel Atom C3000, Intel Atom C3308, Intel Atom C3336, Intel Atom C3338, Intel Atom C3338r, Intel Atom C3436l and 1058 more.

How do I fix CVE-2021-0114?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-0114 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-0114 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-0114 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xcg6-8prp-mxmv.

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