7.8
CWE
119
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2021-0189: Buffer Overflow

First published: Thu May 12 2022(Updated: )

Use of out-of-range pointer offset in the BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable aescalation of privilege via local access.

Credit: secure@intel.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Intel Xeon E3-1558L v5 Firmware
Intel Xeon E3-1558L v5
Intel Xeon E3-1565L v5 Firmware
Intel Xeon E3-1565L v5 firmware
Intel Xeon E3-1578L Firmware
Intel Xeon E3-1578L
Intel Xeon E3-1585L v5 Firmware
Intel Xeon E3-1585 v5 firmware
Intel Xeon E3-1585L v5 Firmware
Intel Xeon E3-1585L v5 Firmware
Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5 Firmware
Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5 Firmware
Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5 Firmware for Windows
Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5 Firmware for Windows
Intel Xeon E3-1575M Firmware
Intel Xeon E3-1575M Firmware
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5 firmware
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5 firmware
Intel Xeon E3-1225 v5 Firmware
Intel Xeon E3-1225 v5 Firmware
Intel Xeon E3-1230 v5
Intel Xeon E3-1230 v5
Intel Xeon E3-1235L Firmware
Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5 Firmware
Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 Firmware
Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5
Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5 Firmware
Intel Xeon E3-1240 V5
Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5 firmware
Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5 firmware
Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5 Firmware
Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5 Firmware
Intel Xeon E3-1268L v5 Firmware for Windows
Intel Xeon E3-1268L v5 firmware
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5 Firmware
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5 Firmware
Intel Xeon E3-1275 v5 Firmware
Intel Xeon E3-1275 v5 firmware
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 Firmware
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
Intel Xeon E3-1505L v5 Firmware
Intel Xeon E3-1505L v5 Firmware for Windows
Intel Xeon E3-1505M v5 Firmware
Intel Xeon E3-1505M v5 Firmware
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v5 Firmware for Windows
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v5 Firmware
Intel Xeon E3-1285 v6 Firmware
Intel Xeon E3-1285 v6
Intel Xeon E3-1501L v6 firmware
Intel Xeon E3-1501L
Intel Xeon E3-1501M Firmware
Intel Xeon E3-1501M Firmware
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6 Firmware
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6 firmware
Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6
Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6
Intel Xeon E3-1230 v6
Intel Xeon E3-1230 v6
Intel Xeon E3-1240 v6 Firmware for Windows
Intel Xeon E3-1240 v6 firmware
Intel Xeon E3-1245 v6 Firmware
Intel Xeon E3-1245
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v6
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v6
Intel Xeon E3-1275 v6 firmware
Intel Xeon E3-1275 v6 Firmware
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6 Firmware
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6 firmware
Intel Xeon E3-1505L v6 Firmware
Intel Xeon E3-1505L v6 Firmware
Intel Xeon E3-1505M v6 Firmware for Windows
Intel Xeon E3-1505M v6 Firmware
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6 Firmware
Intel Xeon E7-8894 V4 Firmware
Intel Xeon E7-8894 V4 Firmware
Intel Xeon E7-4809 v4 firmware
Intel Xeon E7-4809 v4
Intel Xeon E7-4820 v4 Firmware
Intel Xeon E7-4820 v4 Firmware
Intel Xeon E7-4830 v4 firmware
Intel Xeon E7-4830 v4 firmware
Intel Xeon E7-4850 v4 Firmware
Intel Xeon E7-4850 v4 Firmware
Intel Xeon E7-8860 v4 Firmware
Intel Xeon E7-8860 v4
Intel Xeon E7-8867 v4 Firmware
Intel Xeon E7-8867 v4 Firmware
Intel Xeon E7-8870 v4 Firmware
Intel Xeon E7-8870 v4 Firmware
Intel Xeon E7-8880 v4 Firmware
Intel Xeon E7-8880 v4 Firmware
Intel E7-8890 Firmware
Intel Xeon E7-8890 v4 Firmware
Intel Xeon E7-8891 v4 Firmware
Intel Xeon E7-8891 v4 Firmware
Intel Xeon E7-8893 v4 Firmware
Intel Xeon E7-8893 v4 Firmware
Intel Xeon E-2314 Firmware
Intel Xeon E-2314 Firmware
Intel Xeon E-2324G Firmware
Intel Xeon E-2324G Firmware
Intel Xeon E-2334 Firmware
Intel Xeon E-2334 Firmware
Intel Xeon E-2336
Intel Xeon E-2336 Firmware
Intel Xeon E-2356G Firmware
Intel Xeon E-2356G
Intel Xeon E-2374G Firmware
Intel Xeon E-2374G
Intel Xeon E-2378 Firmware
Intel Xeon E-2378 Firmware
Intel Xeon E-2378G Firmware
Intel Xeon E-2378G Firmware
Intel Xeon E-2386G Firmware
Intel Xeon E-2386G Firmware
Intel Xeon E-2388G Firmware
Intel Xeon E-2388G Firmware
Intel Xeon E-2226GE Firmware
Intel Xeon e-2226ge firmware
Intel Xeon E-2254ME Firmware
Intel Xeon e-2254me firmware
Intel Xeon E-2254ML Firmware
Intel Xeon E-2254ML Firmware
Intel Xeon e-2276me firmware
Intel Xeon E-2276M
Intel Xeon E-2276ML Firmware for Windows
Intel Xeon E-2276ML Firmware
Intel Xeon E-2278GE Firmware
Intel Xeon E-2278GE Firmware
Intel Xeon E-2278GEL Firmware for Windows
Intel Xeon e-2278gel firmware
Intel Xeon E-2224G Firmware
Intel Xeon E-2224
Intel Xeon E-2224G Firmware
Intel Xeon E-2224G Firmware
Intel Xeon E-2226G Firmware
Intel Xeon E-2226G Firmware
Intel Xeon E-2234 Firmware
Intel Xeon E-2234 Firmware
Intel Xeon e-2236 firmware
Intel Xeon e-2236 firmware
Intel Xeon E-2244G Firmware for Windows
Intel Xeon E-2244G Firmware
Intel Xeon E-2246G Firmware
Intel Xeon E-2246G Firmware
Intel Xeon E-2274G Firmware
Intel Xeon E-2274G Firmware
Intel Xeon E-2276G Firmware
Intel Xeon E-2276G Firmware
Intel Xeon E-2276M Firmware
Intel Xeon E-2276M Firmware
Intel Xeon E-2278G Firmware
Intel Xeon E-2278G Firmware
Intel Xeon E-2286G Firmware
Intel Xeon E-2286G Firmware
Intel Xeon E-2286M Firmware for Windows
Intel Xeon e-2286m firmware
Intel Xeon E-2288G Firmware
Intel Xeon E-2288G Firmware
Intel Xeon E-2124 Firmware
Intel Xeon E-2124 Firmware
Intel Xeon E-2124 Firmware
Intel Xeon E-2124 Firmware
Intel Xeon E-2126G Firmware
Intel Xeon E-2126G Firmware
Intel Xeon E-2134 Firmware
Intel Xeon E-2134 Firmware
Intel Xeon E-2136 firmware
Intel Xeon E-2136 Firmware
Intel Xeon E-2144G Firmware
Intel Xeon E-2144G Firmware
Intel Xeon e-2146g firmware
Intel Xeon e-2146g firmware
Intel Xeon E-2174G Firmware
Intel Xeon E-2174G Firmware
Intel Xeon E-2176G Firmware for Windows
Intel Xeon e-2176g firmware
Intel Xeon e-2186g firmware
Intel Xeon e-2186g
Intel Xeon E-2176M Firmware for Windows
Intel Xeon E-2176M
Intel Xeon E-2186M Firmware for Windows
Intel Xeon e-2186m firmware
Intel Xeon Bronze Processors Firmware
Intel Xeon Bronze Processors
Intel Xeon Gold 5218 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 5218
Intel Xeon 5220R Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 5220R
Intel Xeon Gold 6208U Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6208U Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6226R Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6226R Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6230 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6230R Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6238 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6238R Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6240 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6240R Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6242R Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6242R Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6246 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6246R 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 Gold 6256 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6256 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6258R Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6258R Firmware
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 4215 Firmware
Intel Xeon Silver 4215 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 9221 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 9221 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 9222 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 9222
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 5218T Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 5218
Intel Xeon Gold Processors Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 5220
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 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 Gold 6226R Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6226 Firmware
Intel Xeon 6230 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6230 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6230 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6230N
Intel Xeon Gold 6230T Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6230T
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 6238T
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 6240
Intel Xeon 6242 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6242 Firmware
Intel Xeon 6244 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6244 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6246R Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6246 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6248R Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6248 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 6262V Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6262V 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 8276 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 8280 Firmware
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 4214R firmware
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 4216 Firmware
Intel Xeon Silver 4216 Firmware

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2021-0189?

    CVE-2021-0189 has been rated as a high-severity vulnerability.

  • How do I fix CVE-2021-0189?

    To mitigate CVE-2021-0189, it is recommended to update the affected BIOS firmware to the latest version provided by Intel.

  • Who is affected by CVE-2021-0189?

    CVE-2021-0189 affects specific Intel Xeon processors, particularly those with the mentioned firmware versions.

  • What type of vulnerability is CVE-2021-0189?

    CVE-2021-0189 is categorized as an elevation of privilege vulnerability.

  • Can CVE-2021-0189 be exploited remotely?

    CVE-2021-0189 requires local access for exploitation and cannot be exploited remotely.

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