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Rewterz Threat Advisory –CVE-2021-0144 – Intel BSSA DFT Vulnerability

Severity

High

Analysis Summary

CVE-2021-0144

Insecure default variable initialization for the Intel BSSA DFT feature may allow a privileged user to potentially enable an escalation of privilege via local access.

Impact

  • Privilege Escalation

Affected Vendors

Intel

Affected Products

  • Intel Xeon Scalable Processor
  • Intel Core X-series Processors
  • Intel Xeon Processor W Family

Remediation

Intel recommends that users of the potentially affected products update to the latest BIOS firmware version provided by the system manufacturer that addresses these issues.

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00525.html

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