CVE-2020-0590: Input Validation

Published Nov 12, 2020
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Updated

Improper input validation in BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Affected Software

271 affected components
Intel Xeon Bronze 3206r Firmware
Intel Xeon Bronze 3206r
Intel Xeon Gold 5218r Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 5218r
Intel Xeon Gold 5220r Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 5220r
Intel Xeon Gold 6208u Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6208u
Intel Xeon Gold 6226r Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6226r
Intel Xeon Gold 6230r Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6230r
Intel Xeon Gold 6238r Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6238r
Intel Xeon Gold 6240r Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6240r
Intel Xeon Gold 6242r Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6242r
Intel Xeon Gold 6246r Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6246r
Intel Xeon Gold 6248r Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6248r
Intel Xeon Gold 6250 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6250
Intel Xeon Gold 6250l Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6250l
Intel Xeon Gold 6256 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6256
Intel Xeon Gold 6258r Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6258r
Intel Xeon Silver 4210r Firmware
Intel Xeon Silver 4210r
Intel Xeon Silver 4210t Firmware
Intel Xeon Silver 4210t
Intel Xeon Silver 4214r Firmware
Intel Xeon Silver 4214r
Intel Xeon Silver 4215r Firmware
Intel Xeon Silver 4215r
Intel Xeon Platinum 9221 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 9221
Intel Xeon Platinum 9222 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 9222
Intel Xeon Bronze 3204 Firmware
Intel Xeon Bronze 3204
Intel Xeon Gold 5215 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 5215
Intel Xeon Gold 5215l Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 5215l
Intel Xeon Gold 5217 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 5217
Intel Xeon Gold 5218 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 5218
Intel Xeon Gold 5218b Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 5218b
Intel Xeon Gold 5218n Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 5218n
Intel Xeon Gold 5218t Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 5218t
Intel Xeon Gold 5220 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 5220
Intel Xeon Gold 5220s Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 5220s
Intel Xeon Gold 5220t Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 5220t
Intel Xeon Gold 5222 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 5222
Intel Xeon Gold 6209u Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6209u
Intel Xeon Gold 6210u Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6210u
Intel Xeon Gold 6212u Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6212u
Intel Xeon Gold 6222v Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6222v
Intel Xeon Gold 6226 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6226
Intel Xeon Gold 6230 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6230
Intel Xeon Gold 6230n Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6230n
Intel Xeon Gold 6230t Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6230t
Intel Xeon Gold 6234 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6234
Intel Xeon Gold 6238 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6238
Intel Xeon Gold 6238l Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6238l
Intel Xeon Gold 6238t Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6238t
Intel Xeon Gold 6240 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6240
Intel Xeon Gold 6240l Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6240l
Intel Xeon Gold 6240y Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6240y
Intel Xeon Gold 6242 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6242
Intel Xeon Gold 6244 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6244
Intel Xeon Gold 6246 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6246
Intel Xeon Gold 6248 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6248
Intel Xeon Gold 6252 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6252
Intel Xeon Gold 6252n Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6252n
Intel Xeon Gold 6254 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6254
Intel Xeon Gold 6262v Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6262v
Intel Xeon Platinum 8253 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8253
Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8256
Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8260
Intel Xeon Platinum 8260l Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8260l
Intel Xeon Platinum 8260y Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8260y
Intel Xeon Platinum 8268 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8268
Intel Xeon Platinum 8270 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8270
Intel Xeon Platinum 8276 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8276
Intel Xeon Platinum 8276l Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8276l
Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8280
Intel Xeon Platinum 8280l Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8280l
Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 9242
Intel Xeon Platinum 9282 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 9282
Intel Xeon Silver 4208 Firmware
Intel Xeon Silver 4208
Intel Xeon Silver 4209t Firmware
Intel Xeon Silver 4209t
Intel Xeon Silver 4210 Firmware
Intel Xeon Silver 4210
Intel Xeon Silver 4214 Firmware
Intel Xeon Silver 4214
Intel Xeon Silver 4214y Firmware
Intel Xeon Silver 4214y
Intel Xeon Silver 4215 Firmware
Intel Xeon Silver 4215
Intel Xeon Silver 4216 Firmware
Intel Xeon Silver 4216
Intel Xeon Gold 6138p Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6138p
Intel Xeon Bronze 3104 Firmware
Intel Xeon Bronze 3104
Intel Xeon Bronze 3106 Firmware
Intel Xeon Bronze 3106
Intel Xeon Gold 5115 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 5115
Intel Xeon Gold 5118 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 5118
Intel Xeon Gold 5119t Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 5119t
Intel Xeon Gold 5120 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 5120
Intel Xeon Gold 5120t Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 5120t
Intel Xeon Gold 5122 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 5122
Intel Xeon Gold 6126 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6126
Intel Xeon Gold 6126f Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6126f
Intel Xeon Gold 6126t Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6126t
Intel Xeon Gold 6128 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6128
Intel Xeon Gold 6130 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6130
Intel Xeon Gold 6130f Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6130f
Intel Xeon Gold 6130t Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6130t
Intel Xeon Gold 6132 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6132
Intel Xeon Gold 6134 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6134
Intel Xeon Gold 6136 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6136
Intel Xeon Gold 6138 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6138
Intel Xeon Gold 6138f Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6138f
Intel Xeon Gold 6138t Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6138t
Intel Xeon Gold 6140 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6140
Intel Xeon Gold 6142 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6142
Intel Xeon Gold 6142f Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6142f
Intel Xeon Gold 6144 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6144
Intel Xeon Gold 6146 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6146
Intel Xeon Gold 6148 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6148
Intel Xeon Gold 6148f Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6148f
Intel Xeon Gold 6150 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6150
Intel Xeon Gold 6152 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6152
Intel Xeon Gold 6154 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6154
Intel Xeon Platinum 8153 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8153
Intel Xeon Platinum 8156 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8156
Intel Xeon Platinum 8158 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8158
Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8160
Intel Xeon Platinum 8160f Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8160f
Intel Xeon Platinum 8160t Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8160t
Intel Xeon Platinum 8164 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8164
Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8168
Intel Xeon Platinum 8170 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8170
Intel Xeon Platinum 8176 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8176
Intel Xeon Platinum 8176f Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8176f
Intel Xeon Platinum 8180 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8180
Intel Xeon Silver 4108 Firmware
Intel Xeon Silver 4108
Intel Xeon Silver 4109t Firmware
Intel Xeon Silver 4109t
Intel Xeon Silver 4110 Firmware
Intel Xeon Silver 4110
Intel Xeon Silver 4112 Firmware
Intel Xeon Silver 4112
Intel Xeon Silver 4114 Firmware
Intel Xeon Silver 4114
Intel Xeon Silver 4114t Firmware
Intel Xeon Silver 4114t
Intel Xeon Silver 4116 Firmware
Intel Xeon Silver 4116
Intel Xeon Silver 4116t Firmware
Intel Xeon Silver 4116t
NetApp Cloud Backup
NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP
NetApp Fas\/aff Bios
Siemens Simatic Ipc527g Firmware<1.4.0
Siemens Simatic Ipc527g
Siemens Simatic Ipc547g Firmware<r1.30.0
Siemens Simatic Ipc547g
Siemens Simatic Ipc627e Firmware<25.02.08
Siemens Simatic Ipc627e
Siemens Simatic Ipc647e Firmware<25.02.08
Siemens Simatic Ipc647e
Siemens Simatic Ipc677e Firmware<25.02.08
Siemens Simatic Ipc677e
Siemens Simatic Ipc847e Firmware<25.02.08
Siemens Simatic Ipc847e

Remediation

Patch Available

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-678983.pdf

Event History

Nov 12, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·05:54 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·05:54 PM
DescriptionWeakness
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2020-0590?

CVE-2020-0590 has a severity rating of high due to potential escalation of privilege vulnerabilities affecting certain Intel processors.

2

How do I fix CVE-2020-0590?

To fix CVE-2020-0590, ensure that your affected Intel BIOS firmware is updated to the latest version provided by the manufacturer.

3

Who is affected by CVE-2020-0590?

CVE-2020-0590 primarily affects users of specific Intel Xeon processors and their associated BIOS firmware.

4

What is the impact of CVE-2020-0590?

The impact of CVE-2020-0590 could allow an authenticated user to potentially escalate their privileges via local access.

5

Is there a workaround for CVE-2020-0590?

Currently, the recommended workaround for CVE-2020-0590 is to apply the firmware updates from Intel.

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