Intel® SPS Advisory

Summary:

A potential security vulnerability in the Intel® Server Platform Services (SPS) may allow denial of service.** **Intel is releasing firmware updates to mitigate this potential vulnerability.

Vulnerability Details:

CVEID: CVE-2021-0051

Description: Improper input validation in the Intel® SPS versions before SPS_E5_04.04.04.023.0, SPS_E5_04.04.03.228.0 or SPS_SoC-A_05.00.03.098.0 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:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products:

Chipset

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Mitigated version or higher

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Intel® C620A Series Chipset

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SPS_E5_04.04.04.023.0

Intel® C620A Series Chipset

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SPS_E5_04.04.03.228.0

Intel Atom® Processor P5000 Series

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SPS_SoC-A_05.00.03.098.0

Recommendations:

Intel recommends that users of Intel® SPS update to the latest version provided by the system manufacturer that addresses these issues.

Acknowledgements:

This issue was 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.