CVE-2020-7205: High severity hp intelligent provisioning vulnerability
A potential security vulnerability has been identified in HPE Intelligent Provisioning, Service Pack for ProLiant, and HPE Scripting ToolKit. The vulnerability could be locally exploited to allow arbitrary code execution during the boot process. Note: This vulnerability is related to using insmod in GRUB2 in the specific impacted HPE product and HPE is addressing this issue. HPE has made the following software updates and mitigation information to resolve the vulnerability in Intelligent Provisioning, Service Pack for ProLiant, and HPE Scripting ToolKit. HPE provided latest Intelligent Provisioning, Service Pack for ProLiant, and HPE Scripting Toolkit which includes the GRUB2 patch to resolve this vulnerability. These new boot images will update GRUB2 and the Forbidden Signature Database (DBX). After the DBX is updated, users will not be able to boot to the older IP, SPP or Scripting ToolKit with Secure Boot enabled. HPE have provided a standalone DBX update tool to work with Microsoft Windows, and supported Linux Operating Systems. These tools can be used to update the Forbidden Signature Database (DBX) from within the OS. Note: This DBX update mitigates the GRUB2 issue with insmod enabled, and the "Boot Hole" issue for HPE signed GRUB2 applications.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of CVE-2020-7205?
The severity of CVE-2020-7205 is considered high due to the potential for arbitrary code execution during the boot process.
How do I fix CVE-2020-7205?
You can mitigate CVE-2020-7205 by applying the latest firmware updates for HPE Intelligent Provisioning or related tools.
What systems are affected by CVE-2020-7205?
CVE-2020-7205 affects HPE Intelligent Provisioning versions prior to 1.72 and HPE Service Pack for ProLiant versions prior to 2020.03.0.
Is there a workaround for CVE-2020-7205?
Currently, there is no documented workaround for CVE-2020-7205; updating the software is the recommended approach.
Can CVE-2020-7205 be exploited remotely?
CVE-2020-7205 requires local access to the system to exploit the vulnerability.