SMM callout vulnerabilities identified in Gigabyte UEFI firmware modules

Overview System Management Mode SMM callout vulnerabilities have been identified in UEFI modules present in Gigabyte firmware. An attacker could exploit one or more of these vulnerabilities to elevate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the SMM environment of a UEFI-supported processor. Whil...

K000150432: Intel UEFI vulnerabilities CVE-2024-39279 and CVE-2024-28047

Security Advisory Description CVE-2024-39279 Insufficient granularity of access control in UEFI firmware in some IntelR processors may allow a authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access. CVE-2024-28047 Improper input validation in UEFI firmware for some IntelR...

DHS Warns of UEFI Hardware Vulnerabilities

The CERT/CC at Carnegie Mellon University today released three advisories warning of vulnerabilities that affect some unified extensible firmware interface UEFI systems and the BIOS of some Intel chipsets. Hardware and firmware vulnerabilities, such as these reported by Corey Kallenberg of MITRE...