Out-of-bounds write in the BIOS firmware for some Intel® Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access. (CVE-2021-0153)
Impact
A local attacker logged in as a privileged user can exploit this vulnerability to gain access to restricted information on an affected system.
The following F5 hardware platforms are vulnerable to CVE-2021-0153:
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.