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CVE-2021-43522 HIGH

Published: 2022-02-03 | Last Modified: 2026-08-11 | Status: Modified

Description

An issue was discovered in Insyde InsydeH2O with kernel 5.1 through 2021-11-08, 5.2 through 2021-11-08, and 5.3 through 2021-11-08. A StorageSecurityCommandDxe SMM memory corruption vulnerability allows an attacker to write fixed or predictable data to SMRAM. Exploiting this issue could lead to escalating privileges to SMM.

Additional Descriptions (1)

Se ha detectado un problema en InsydeH2O con el kernel versión 5.1 hasta 08-11-2021, versión 5.2 hasta 08-11-2021 y versión 5.3 hasta 08-11-2021. Una vulnerabilidad de corrupción de memoria de StorageSecurityCommandDxe SMM permite a un atacante escribir datos fijos o predecibles en la SMRAM. Una explotación de este problema podría conllevar a una escalada de privilegios en SMM

CVSS Metrics

Base Score: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorLOCAL
Attack ComplexityHIGH
Privileges RequiredHIGH
User InteractionNONE
ScopeCHANGED
Confidentiality ImpactHIGH
Integrity ImpactHIGH
Availability ImpactHIGH

Source: [email protected]

Type: Primary

Exploitability Score: 0.8

Impact Score: 6.0

Base Score: 6.9 (MEDIUM)

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access VectorLOCAL
Access ComplexityMEDIUM
AuthenticationNONE
Confidentiality ImpactCOMPLETE
Integrity ImpactCOMPLETE
Availability ImpactCOMPLETE

Source: [email protected]

Type: Primary

Exploitability Score: 3.4

Impact Score: 10.0

Weaknesses

Source Type Description
[email protected] Primary
en CWE-787

Affected Products

Vendor Product Version Update Type
insyde insydeh2o * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x72f05a452540> Application
insyde insydeh2o * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x72efbdb0ac80> Application
insyde insydeh2o * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x72f0c3beb280> Application

Affected Configurations

Operator: OR

Vulnerable CPE
Yes cpe:2.3:a:insyde:insydeh2o:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Operator: OR

Vulnerable CPE
Yes cpe:2.3:a:insyde:insydeh2o:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Operator: OR

Vulnerable CPE
Yes cpe:2.3:a:insyde:insydeh2o:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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