CVE-2021-43522
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CVE-2021-43522 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. An issue was discovered in Insyde InsydeH2O with kernel 5.1 through 2021-11-08, 5.2 through 2021-11-08, and 5.3 through 2021-11-08. A StorageSecurityCommandDxe SMM memory corruption vulnerability allows an attacker to write fixed or predictable data to SMRAM. EPSS estimates a 0.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
An issue was discovered in Insyde InsydeH2O with kernel 5.1 through 2021-11-08, 5.2 through 2021-11-08, and 5.3 through 2021-11-08. A StorageSecurityCommandDxe SMM memory corruption vulnerability allows an attacker to write fixed or predictable data to SMRAM. Exploiting this issue could lead to escalating privileges to SMM.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Insyde | Insydeh2o | >= 5.1, < 5.14.34 |
| Insyde | Insydeh2o | >= 5.2, < 5.24.34 |
| Insyde | Insydeh2o | >= 5.3, < 5.33.34 |
References
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-306654.pdfThird Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220216-0003/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.insyde.com/security-pledgeVendor Advisory
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-306654.pdfThird Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220216-0003/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.insyde.com/security-pledgeVendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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