Security Bulletin: Denial of service vulnerability affects IBM Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (CVE-2017-5703)

Summary IBM System x, Flex and BladeCenter systems have addressed the following denial of service vulnerability in Unified Extensible Firmware Interface UEFI. Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2017-5703 DESCRIPTION: Multiple Intel platforms are vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by the...

CVE-2017-5703

CVE-2017-5703 concerns Intel SPI Flash controller configuration that can let a local attacker alter SPI flash behavior, potentially causing DoS. Connected advisories confirm impact on Intel-based platforms and related vendor responses. IBM’s bulletin lists affected IBM/UEFI firmware and concrete ...