Intel® Ethernet Adapters 800 Series Advisory

Summary:

Potential security vulnerabilities in the firmware for Intel® Ethernet Adapters 800 Series Controllers and associated adapters may allow denial of service or information disclosure. Intel is releasing firmware updates to mitigate these potential vulnerabilities.****

Vulnerability Details:

CVEID: CVE-2021-0004

Description: Improper buffer restrictions in the firmware of Intel® Ethernet Adapters 800 Series Controllers and associated adapters before version 1.5.3.0 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

CVSS Base Score: 6.0 Medium

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

CVEID: CVE-2021-0005

Description: Uncaught exception in firmware for Intel® Ethernet Adapters 800 Series Controllers and associated adapters before version 1.5.3.0 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

CVSS Base Score: 6.0 Medium

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

CVEID: CVE-2021-0006

Description: Improper conditions check in firmware for Intel® Ethernet Adapters 800 Series Controllers and associated adapters before version 1.5.4.0 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

CVSS Base Score: 5.1 Medium

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

CVEID: CVE-2021-0007

Description: Uncaught exception in firmware for Intel® Ethernet Adapters 800 Series Controllers and associated adapters before version 1.5.1.0 may allow a privileged attacker to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

CVSS Base Score: 4.4 Medium

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

CVEID: CVE-2021-0008

Description: Uncontrolled resource consumption in firmware for Intel® Ethernet Adapters 800 Series Controllers and associated adapters before version 1.5.3.0 may allow privileged user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

CVSS Base Score: 4.4 Medium

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

CVEID: CVE-2021-0009

Description: Out-of-bounds read in the firmware for Intel® Ethernet Adapters 800 Series Controllers and associated adapters before version 1.5.3.0 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via adjacent access.

CVSS Base Score: 4.3 Medium

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L****

Affected Products:

Intel® Ethernet Adapters 800 Series Controllers and associated adapters before versions 1.5.1.0, 1.5.3.0 and 1.5.4.0.

Recommendations:

Intel recommends that users update firmware and software drivers to the latest version (see affected products).

Updates are available for download at this location: <https://downloadcenter.intel.com/product/36773/Ethernet-Products&gt;

Acknowledgements:

These issues were found internally by Intel.****

Intel, and nearly the entire technology industry, follows a disclosure practice called Coordinated Disclosure, under which a cybersecurity vulnerability is generally publicly disclosed only after mitigations are available.