high
7.6
CWE
287
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2018-12169

First published: Fri Sep 21 2018(Updated: )

Platform sample code firmware in 4th Generation Intel Core Processor, 5th Generation Intel Core Processor, 6th Generation Intel Core Processor, 7th Generation Intel Core Processor and 8th Generation Intel Core Processor contains a logic error which may allow physical attacker to potentially bypass firmware authentication.

Credit: secure@intel.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Intel Core i3=4000m
Intel Core i3=4005u
Intel Core i3=4010u
Intel Core i3=4010y
Intel Core i3=4012y
Intel Core i3=4020y
Intel Core i3=4025u
Intel Core i3=4030u
Intel Core i3=4030y
Intel Core i3=4100e
Intel Core i3=4100m
Intel Core i3=4100u
Intel Core i3=4102e
Intel Core i3=4110e
Intel Core i3=4110m
Intel Core i3=4112e
Intel Core i3=4120u
Intel Core i3=4130
Intel Core i3=4130t
Intel Core i3=4150
Intel Core i3=4150t
Intel Core i3=4158u
Intel Core i3=4160
Intel Core i3=4160t
Intel Core i3=4170
Intel Core i3=4170t
Intel Core i3=4330
Intel Core i3=4330t
Intel Core i3=4330te
Intel Core i3=4340
Intel Core i3=4340te
Intel Core i3=4350
Intel Core i3=4350t
Intel Core i3=4360
Intel Core i3=4360t
Intel Core i3=4370
Intel Core i3=4370t
Intel Core i3=5005u
Intel Core i3=5010u
Intel Core i3=5015u
Intel Core i3=5020u
Intel Core i3=5157u
Intel Core i3=6006u
Intel Core i3=6098p
Intel Core i3=6100
Intel Core i3=6100e
Intel Core i3=6100h
Intel Core i3=6100t
Intel Core i3=6100te
Intel Core i3=6100u
Intel Core i3=6102e
Intel Core i3=6157u
Intel Core i3=6167u
Intel Core i3=6300
Intel Core i3=6300t
Intel Core i3=6320
Intel Core i3=7020u
Intel Core i3=7100
Intel Core i3=7100e
Intel Core i3=7100h
Intel Core i3=7100t
Intel Core i3=7100u
Intel Core i3=7101e
Intel Core i3=7101te
Intel Core i3=7102e
Intel Core i3=7130u
Intel Core i3=7167u
Intel Core i3=7300
Intel Core i3=7300t
Intel Core i3=7320
Intel Core i3=7350k
Intel Core i3=8100
Intel Core i3=8100h
Intel Core i3=8100t
Intel Core i3=8109u
Intel Core i3=8130u
Intel Core i3=8145u
Intel Core i3=8300
Intel Core i3=8300t
Intel Core i3=8350k
Intel Core i5 Processors=7y54
Intel Core i5 Processors=7y57
Intel Core i5 Processors=4200h
Intel Core i5 Processors=4200m
Intel Core i5 Processors=4200u
Intel Core i5 Processors=4200y
Intel Core i5 Processors=4202y
Intel Core i5 Processors=4210h
Intel Core i5 Processors=4210m
Intel Core i5 Processors=4210u
Intel Core i5 Processors=4210y
Intel Core i5 Processors=4220y
Intel Core i5 Processors=4250u
Intel Core i5 Processors=4258u
Intel Core i5 Processors=4260u
Intel Core i5 Processors=4278u
Intel Core i5 Processors=4288u
Intel Core i5 Processors=4300m
Intel Core i5 Processors=4300u
Intel Core i5 Processors=4300y
Intel Core i5 Processors=4302y
Intel Core i5 Processors=4308u
Intel Core i5 Processors=4310m
Intel Core i5 Processors=4310u
Intel Core i5 Processors=4330m
Intel Core i5 Processors=4340m
Intel Core i5 Processors=4350u
Intel Core i5 Processors=4360u
Intel Core i5 Processors=4400e
Intel Core i5 Processors=4402e
Intel Core i5 Processors=4402ec
Intel Core i5 Processors=4410e
Intel Core i5 Processors=4422e
Intel Core i5 Processors=4430
Intel Core i5 Processors=4430s
Intel Core i5 Processors=4440
Intel Core i5 Processors=4440s
Intel Core i5 Processors=4460
Intel Core i5 Processors=4460s
Intel Core i5 Processors=4460t
Intel Core i5 Processors=4570
Intel Core i5 Processors=4570r
Intel Core i5 Processors=4570s
Intel Core i5 Processors=4570t
Intel Core i5 Processors=4570te
Intel Core i5 Processors=4590
Intel Core i5 Processors=4590s
Intel Core i5 Processors=4590t
Intel Core i5 Processors=4670
Intel Core i5 Processors=4670k
Intel Core i5 Processors=4670r
Intel Core i5 Processors=4670s
Intel Core i5 Processors=4670t
Intel Core i5 Processors=4690k
Intel Core i5 Processors=4690s
Intel Core i5 Processors=4690t
Intel Core i5 Processors=5200u
Intel Core i5 Processors=5250u
Intel Core i5 Processors=5257u
Intel Core i5 Processors=5287u
Intel Core i5 Processors=5300u
Intel Core i5 Processors=5350h
Intel Core i5 Processors=5350u
Intel Core i5 Processors=5575r
Intel Core i5 Processors=5675c
Intel Core i5 Processors=5675r
Intel Core i5 Processors=6200u
Intel Core i5 Processors=6260u
Intel Core i5 Processors=6267u
Intel Core i5 Processors=6287u
Intel Core i5 Processors=6300hq
Intel Core i5 Processors=6300u
Intel Core i5 Processors=6350hq
Intel Core i5 Processors=6360u
Intel Core i5 Processors=6400
Intel Core i5 Processors=6400t
Intel Core i5 Processors=6402p
Intel Core i5 Processors=6440eq
Intel Core i5 Processors=6440hq
Intel Core i5 Processors=6442eq
Intel Core i5 Processors=6500
Intel Core i5 Processors=6500t
Intel Core i5 Processors=6500te
Intel Core i5 Processors=6585r
Intel Core i5 Processors=6600
Intel Core i5 Processors=6600k
Intel Core i5 Processors=6600t
Intel Core i5 Processors=6685r
Intel Core i5 Processors=7200u
Intel Core i5 Processors=7260u
Intel Core i5 Processors=7267u
Intel Core i5 Processors=7287u
Intel Core i5 Processors=7300hq
Intel Core i5 Processors=7300u
Intel Core i5 Processors=7360u
Intel Core i5 Processors=7400
Intel Core i5 Processors=7400t
Intel Core i5 Processors=7440eq
Intel Core i5 Processors=7440hq
Intel Core i5 Processors=7442eq
Intel Core i5 Processors=7500
Intel Core i5 Processors=7500t
Intel Core i5 Processors=7600
Intel Core i5 Processors=7600k
Intel Core i5 Processors=7600t
Intel Core i5 Processors=8200y
Intel Core i5 Processors=8250u
Intel Core i5 Processors=8259u
Intel Core i5 Processors=8265u
Intel Core i5 Processors=8269u
Intel Core i5 Processors=8300h
Intel Core i5 Processors=8305g
Intel Core i5 Processors=8350u
Intel Core i5 Processors=8400
Intel Core i5 Processors=8400b
Intel Core i5 Processors=8400h
Intel Core i5 Processors=8400t
Intel Core i5 Processors=8500
Intel Core i5 Processors=8500b
Intel Core i5 Processors=8500t
Intel Core i5 Processors=8600
Intel Core i5 Processors=8600k
Intel Core i5 Processors=8600t
Intel CPU Cores=7y75
Intel CPU Cores=4500u
Intel CPU Cores=4510u
Intel CPU Cores=4550u
Intel CPU Cores=4558u
Intel CPU Cores=4578u
Intel CPU Cores=4600m
Intel CPU Cores=4600u
Intel CPU Cores=4610m
Intel CPU Cores=4610y
Intel CPU Cores=4650u
Intel CPU Cores=4700ec
Intel CPU Cores=4700eq
Intel CPU Cores=4700hq
Intel CPU Cores=4700mq
Intel CPU Cores=4702ec
Intel CPU Cores=4702hq
Intel CPU Cores=4702mq
Intel CPU Cores=4710hq
Intel CPU Cores=4710mq
Intel CPU Cores=4712hq
Intel CPU Cores=4712mq
Intel CPU Cores=4720hq
Intel CPU Cores=4722hq
Intel CPU Cores=4750hq
Intel CPU Cores=4760hq
Intel CPU Cores=4765t
Intel CPU Cores=4770
Intel CPU Cores=4770hq
Intel CPU Cores=4770k
Intel CPU Cores=4770r
Intel CPU Cores=4770s
Intel CPU Cores=4770t
Intel CPU Cores=4770te
Intel CPU Cores=4771
Intel CPU Cores=4785t
Intel CPU Cores=4790
Intel CPU Cores=4790k
Intel CPU Cores=4790s
Intel CPU Cores=4790t
Intel CPU Cores=4800mq
Intel CPU Cores=4810mq
Intel CPU Cores=4850hq
Intel CPU Cores=4860hq
Intel CPU Cores=4870hq
Intel CPU Cores=4900mq
Intel CPU Cores=4910mq
Intel CPU Cores=4950hq
Intel CPU Cores=4960hq
Intel CPU Cores=4980hq
Intel CPU Cores=5500u
Intel CPU Cores=5550u
Intel CPU Cores=5557u
Intel CPU Cores=5600u
Intel CPU Cores=5650u
Intel CPU Cores=5700eq
Intel CPU Cores=5700hq
Intel CPU Cores=5750hq
Intel CPU Cores=5775c
Intel CPU Cores=5775r
Intel CPU Cores=5820k
Intel CPU Cores=5850eq
Intel CPU Cores=5850hq
Intel CPU Cores=5950hq
Intel CPU Cores=6500u
Intel CPU Cores=6560u
Intel CPU Cores=6567u
Intel CPU Cores=6600u
Intel CPU Cores=6650u
Intel CPU Cores=6660u
Intel CPU Cores=6700
Intel CPU Cores=6700hq
Intel CPU Cores=6700k
Intel CPU Cores=6700t
Intel CPU Cores=6700te
Intel CPU Cores=6770hq
Intel CPU Cores=6785r
Intel CPU Cores=6820eq
Intel CPU Cores=6820hk
Intel CPU Cores=6820hq
Intel CPU Cores=6822eq
Intel CPU Cores=6870hq
Intel CPU Cores=6920hq
Intel CPU Cores=6970hq
Intel CPU Cores=7500u
Intel CPU Cores=7560u
Intel CPU Cores=7567u
Intel CPU Cores=7600u
Intel CPU Cores=7660u
Intel CPU Cores=7700
Intel CPU Cores=7700hq
Intel CPU Cores=7700k
Intel CPU Cores=7700t
Intel CPU Cores=7820eq
Intel CPU Cores=7820hk
Intel CPU Cores=7820hq
Intel CPU Cores=7920hq
Intel CPU Cores=8086k
Intel CPU Cores=8500y
Intel CPU Cores=8550u
Intel CPU Cores=8559u
Intel CPU Cores=8565u
Intel CPU Cores=8650u
Intel CPU Cores=8700
Intel CPU Cores=8700b
Intel CPU Cores=8700k
Intel CPU Cores=8700t
Intel CPU Cores=8705g
Intel CPU Cores=8706g
Intel CPU Cores=8709g
Intel CPU Cores=8750h
Intel CPU Cores=8809g
Intel CPU Cores=8850h
Intel Core i9=8950hk
Lenovo ThinkPad 11e Chromebook
Lenovo ThinkPad E480
Lenovo Thinkpad E580
Lenovo ThinkPad L380
Lenovo ThinkPad L380 Yoga Firmware
Lenovo ThinkPad L480
Lenovo ThinkPad L580 Firmware
Lenovo ThinkPad P51
Lenovo ThinkPad P51s Firmware
Lenovo ThinkPad P52
Lenovo ThinkPad P52s Firmware
Lenovo ThinkPad P71 Firmware
Lenovo ThinkPad P72 Firmware
Lenovo ThinkPad T25 Firmware
Lenovo ThinkPad T470 (20JX) Firmware
Lenovo ThinkPad T470p firmware
Lenovo ThinkPad T470
Lenovo ThinkPad T480
Lenovo ThinkPad T480s Firmware
Lenovo ThinkPad T570 (20HX) Firmware
Lenovo ThinkPad T580
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Tablet
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga
Lenovo ThinkPad X270
Lenovo ThinkPad X280 Firmware
Lenovo ThinkPad X380 Yoga
Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga 370 Firmware

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2018-12169?

    CVE-2018-12169 is rated as medium severity due to a logic error that enables potential bypass of authentication for physical attackers.

  • How do I fix CVE-2018-12169?

    To fix CVE-2018-12169, apply the firmware updates provided by Intel and device manufacturers as per their advisories.

  • What systems are affected by CVE-2018-12169?

    CVE-2018-12169 affects various 4th to 8th Generation Intel Core processors and specific Lenovo ThinkPad models.

  • Can CVE-2018-12169 be exploited remotely?

    CVE-2018-12169 requires physical access to the device, making it not exploitable remotely.

  • Is CVE-2018-12169 applicable to all 8th Generation Intel Core processors?

    No, CVE-2018-12169 specifically affects certain models within the 8th Generation Intel Core processors, rather than all models.

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