CVE-2021-0159: Input Validation
First published: Thu May 12 2022(Updated: )
Improper input validation in the BIOS authenticated code module for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable aescalation of privilege via local access.
Credit: secure@intel.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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| Intel Xeon Bronze Processors Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Bronze Processors | ||
| Intel Xeon Bronze Processors Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Bronze Processors | ||
| Intel Xeon 5215L Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 5215 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon 5215L Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon 5215L | ||
| Intel Xeon 5217 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 5217 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon 5218 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 5218 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon 5218B Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon 5218B | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 5218N Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 5218 | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 5218 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 5218 | ||
| Intel Xeon 5218T Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 5218 | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold Processors Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 5220 | ||
| Intel Xeon 5220R Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 5220R Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 5220S Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 5220S Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon 5220T Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 5220T Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon 5222 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 5222 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 5315y Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 5317 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 5317 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 5318h Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 5318h Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 5318n Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 5318n Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 5318s Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 5318s Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 5318y Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 5318y Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 5320 | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 5320 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 5320H Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 5320h Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 5320t Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 5320t Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6208U Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6208U Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6209U Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6209U Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6210U Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6210U Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6212U Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6212U Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6222V Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6222V Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon 6226 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6226 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6226R Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6226R Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon 6230 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6230 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6230 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6230N | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6230 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6230R Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6230T Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6230T Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon 6234 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6234 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6238M Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6238 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6238 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6238L Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6238 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6238R Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6238 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6238T Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6240Y Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6240 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6240 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6240 | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6240 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6240R Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6240 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6240 | ||
| Intel Xeon 6242 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6242 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6242R Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6242R Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon 6244 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6244 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6246R Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6246 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6246 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6246R Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6248 | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6248 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6248R Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6248R Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6250 | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6250 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6250 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6250L Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon 6252N Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6252 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6252 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6252 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6254 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6254 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6256 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6256 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6258R Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6258R Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6262V Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6262V Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6312U Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6312U Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6314u Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6314u Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6326 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6326 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6328H Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6328H Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6328HL | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6328HL | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6330H Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6330 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6330H Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6330H Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6330n Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6330n Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6334 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6334 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6336Y | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6336Y | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6338 | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6338 | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6338N | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6338n Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6338t | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6338T | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6342 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6342 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6346 | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6346 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6348 | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6348 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6348h Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6348H | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6354 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Gold 6354 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Platinum 8253 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Platinum 8253 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Platinum 8260Y | ||
| Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Platinum 8268 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Platinum 8268 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Platinum 8270 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Platinum 8270 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Platinum 8276L Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Platinum 8276M Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Platinum 8276L Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Platinum 8276L Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Platinum 8351n | ||
| Intel Xeon Platinum 8351n | ||
| Intel Xeon Platinum 8352M Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Platinum 8352M | ||
| Intel Xeon Platinum 8352s | ||
| Intel Xeon Platinum 8352S | ||
| Intel Xeon Platinum 8352v | ||
| Intel Xeon Platinum 8352v | ||
| Intel Xeon Platinum 8352Y Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Platinum 8352y Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Platinum 8353H Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Platinum 8353h Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Platinum 8354h | ||
| Intel Xeon Platinum 8354H | ||
| Intel Xeon Platinum 8356h Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Platinum 8356h Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P | ||
| Intel Xeon Platinum 8358 | ||
| Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P | ||
| Intel Xeon Platinum Processors | ||
| Intel Xeon Platinum 8360H Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Platinum 8360h Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Platinum 8360HL Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Platinum 8360HL | ||
| Intel Xeon Platinum 8360Y Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Platinum 8360Y | ||
| Intel Xeon Platinum 8362 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Platinum Processors | ||
| Intel Xeon Platinum 8368 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Platinum 8368 | ||
| Intel Xeon Platinum 8368q Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Platinum 8368q Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Platinum 8376H Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Platinum 8376H Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Platinum 8376H Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Platinum 8376hl Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Platinum 8380 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Platinum 8380 | ||
| Intel Xeon Platinum 8380H Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Platinum 8380H Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Platinum 8380hl | ||
| Intel Xeon Platinum 8380hl | ||
| Intel Xeon Platinum 9221 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Platinum 9221 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Platinum 9222 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Platinum 9222 | ||
| Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Platinum Processors Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon 9282 | ||
| Intel Xeon Silver 4208 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Silver 4208 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon 4209T Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Silver 4209T Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Silver Processors Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Silver 4210 | ||
| Intel Xeon Silver 4210R Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Silver 4210R Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Silver 4210T Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Silver 4210T | ||
| Intel Xeon Silver 4214R firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Silver 4214R firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Silver 4214R | ||
| Intel Xeon Silver 4214R firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon 4215 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Silver 4215 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Silver 4215 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Silver 4215 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Silver 4216 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Silver 4216 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y | ||
| Intel Xeon Silver 4310 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Silver 4310 | ||
| Intel Xeon Silver 4310t Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Silver 4310t Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Silver 4314 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Silver 4314 Firmware | ||
| Intel Xeon Silver 4316 | ||
| Intel Xeon Silver 4316 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of CVE-2021-0159?
CVE-2021-0159 is classified as a critical severity vulnerability.
How do I fix CVE-2021-0159?
To mitigate CVE-2021-0159, you should update the firmware of affected Intel processors to the latest version.
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2021-0159?
CVE-2021-0159 is an improper input validation vulnerability that may allow privilege escalation.
Who is affected by CVE-2021-0159?
CVE-2021-0159 affects users of certain Intel processors that have the vulnerable BIOS authenticated code module.
Can CVE-2021-0159 be exploited remotely?
CVE-2021-0159 requires local access for exploitation, meaning it cannot be exploited remotely.
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