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HistoryJun 22, 2022 - 12:00 a.m.

K04303225 : Intel BIOS vulnerability CVE-2021-0190

2022-06-2200:00:00
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7.5 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

12.7%

Security Advisory Description

Uncaught exception in the BIOS firmware for some Intel® Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable aescalation of privilege via local access. (CVE-2021-0190)

Impact

A local attacker logged in as a privileged user can exploit the vulnerability to gain access to restricted information on an affected system.

The following F5 hardware platforms are vulnerable to CVE-2021-0190:

  • BIG-IP i850
  • BIG-IP i2000 series
  • BIG-IP i4000 series
  • BIG-IP i5000 series
  • BIG-IP i7000 series
  • BIG-IP i10000 series
  • BIG-IP i11000 series
  • BIG-IP i15000 series
  • VIPRION B4450N

For more information, refer to K9476: The F5 hardware/software compatibility matrix.

All versions of Virtual Edition (VE) for the BIG-IP and BIG-IQ products are potentially impacted if the processors underlying the VE installations are affected. Microcode updates from Intel are available to address this issue but must be applied at the hardware level, which is outside the scope of the ability of F5 to support or patch.

7.5 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

12.7%