CVE-2021-0146 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) processors which
An attacker with physical access can activate debug logic to escalate privileges on Intel processors.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2021-0146?
CVE-2021-0146 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) processors which, published on 17 Nov 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Hardware allows activation of test or debug logic at runtime for some Intel(R) processors which may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via physical access.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-0146?
It affects 72 products.
Products include Intel Atom C3000 Firmware, Intel Atom X5-E3930 Firmware, Intel Atom X5-E3940 Firmware, Intel Atom X7-E3950 Firmware, Intel Celeron J1750 Firmware, Intel Celeron J1800 Firmware and 66 more.
How do I fix CVE-2021-0146?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2021-0146 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-0146 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2021-0146, GHSA-pqgg-8w8h-w2qq, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-0146.