BIOS June 2021 Security Updates

Intel has informed HP of potential security vulnerabilities identified in (a) some Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) products which may allow escalation of privilege, (b) in the BIOS firmware for some Intel® Processors which may allow escalation of privilege or denial of service, and © in some Intel® Processors which may allow information disclosure. In addition, HP has identified a potential vulnerability in BIOS firmware of some Workstation products. Firmware updates are being released to mitigate these potential vulnerabilities.

Intel has released updates to mitigate the potential vulnerabilities. HP has identified affected platforms and corresponding SoftPaqs with minimum versions that mitigate the potential vulnerabilities.