CVE-2023-40540: Medium severity intel nuc pro board nuc11tnkv50z firmware vulnerability

Published Nov 14, 2023
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Updated

Non-Transparent Sharing of Microarchitectural Resources in some Intel(R) NUC BIOS firmware may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

Affected Software

112 affected components
Intel Nuc 11 Pro Kit Nuc11tnkv50z Firmware
Intel Nuc 11 Pro Kit Nuc11tnkv50z
Intel Nuc 11 Pro Kit Nuc11tnhv70l Firmware
Intel Nuc 11 Pro Kit Nuc11tnhv70l
Intel Nuc 11 Pro Kit Nuc11tnhv50l Firmware
Intel Nuc 11 Pro Kit Nuc11tnhv50l
Intel Nuc 11 Pro Board Nuc11tnbv7 Firmware
Intel Nuc 11 Pro Board Nuc11tnbv7
Intel Nuc 11 Pro Kit Nuc11tnkv5 Firmware
Intel Nuc 11 Pro Kit Nuc11tnkv5
Intel Nuc 11 Pro Kit Nuc11tnkv7 Firmware
Intel Nuc 11 Pro Kit Nuc11tnkv7
Intel Nuc 11 Pro Kit Nuc11tnhv5 Firmware
Intel Nuc 11 Pro Kit Nuc11tnhv5
Intel Nuc 11 Pro Mini Pc Nuc11tnkv5 Firmware
Intel Nuc 11 Pro Mini Pc Nuc11tnkv5
Intel Nuc 11 Pro Mini Pc Nuc11tnkv7 Firmware
Intel Nuc 11 Pro Mini Pc Nuc11tnkv7
Intel Nuc 11 Pro Kit Nuc11tnhv7 Firmware
Intel Nuc 11 Pro Kit Nuc11tnhv7
Intel Nuc 11 Pro Board Nuc11tnbv5 Firmware
Intel Nuc 11 Pro Board Nuc11tnbv5
Intel Nuc 9 Extreme Laptop Kit Lapqc71b Firmware
Intel Nuc 9 Extreme Laptop Kit Lapqc71b
Intel Nuc 9 Extreme Laptop Kit Lapqc71d Firmware
Intel Nuc 9 Extreme Laptop Kit Lapqc71d
Intel Nuc 9 Extreme Laptop Kit Lapqc71c Firmware
Intel Nuc 9 Extreme Laptop Kit Lapqc71c
Intel Nuc 9 Extreme Laptop Kit Lapqc71a Firmware
Intel Nuc 9 Extreme Laptop Kit Lapqc71a
Intel Nuc 11 Enthusiast Kit Nuc11phki7c Firmware
Intel Nuc 11 Enthusiast Kit Nuc11phki7c
Intel Nuc 11 Enthusiast Mini Pc Nuc11phki7caa Firmware
Intel Nuc 11 Enthusiast Mini Pc Nuc11phki7caa
Intel Nuc 11 Pro Kit Nuc11tnhi70z Firmware
Intel Nuc 11 Pro Kit Nuc11tnhi70z
Intel Nuc 11 Pro Kit Nuc11tnki70z Firmware
Intel Nuc 11 Pro Kit Nuc11tnki70z
Intel Nuc 11 Pro Kit Nuc11tnki30z Firmware
Intel Nuc 11 Pro Kit Nuc11tnki30z
Intel Nuc 11 Pro Kit Nuc11tnhi30z Firmware
Intel Nuc 11 Pro Kit Nuc11tnhi30z
Intel Nuc 11 Pro Kit Nuc11tnki50z Firmware
Intel Nuc 11 Pro Kit Nuc11tnki50z
Intel Nuc 11 Pro Kit Nuc11tnhi50z Firmware
Intel Nuc 11 Pro Kit Nuc11tnhi50z
Intel Nuc 11 Pro Board Nuc11tnbi30z Firmware
Intel Nuc 11 Pro Board Nuc11tnbi30z
Intel Nuc 11 Pro Board Nuc11tnbi50z Firmware
Intel Nuc 11 Pro Board Nuc11tnbi50z
Intel Nuc 11 Pro Board Nuc11tnbi70z Firmware
Intel Nuc 11 Pro Board Nuc11tnbi70z
Intel Nuc 11 Pro Kit Nuc11tnhi3 Firmware
Intel Nuc 11 Pro Kit Nuc11tnhi3
Intel Nuc 11 Pro Kit Nuc11tnhi5 Firmware
Intel Nuc 11 Pro Kit Nuc11tnhi5
Intel Nuc 11 Pro Kit Nuc11tnhi7 Firmware
Intel Nuc 11 Pro Kit Nuc11tnhi7
Intel Nuc 11 Pro Kit Nuc11tnki3 Firmware
Intel Nuc 11 Pro Kit Nuc11tnki3
Intel Nuc 11 Pro Kit Nuc11tnki5 Firmware
Intel Nuc 11 Pro Kit Nuc11tnki5
Intel Nuc 11 Pro Board Nuc11tnbi3 Firmware
Intel Nuc 11 Pro Board Nuc11tnbi3
Intel Nuc 11 Pro Board Nuc11tnbi5 Firmware
Intel Nuc 11 Pro Board Nuc11tnbi5
Intel Nuc 11 Pro Board Nuc11tnbi7 Firmware
Intel Nuc 11 Pro Board Nuc11tnbi7
Intel Nuc 11 Pro Kit Nuc11tnhi50w Firmware
Intel Nuc 11 Pro Kit Nuc11tnhi50w
Intel Nuc 11 Pro Kit Nuc11tnhi50l Firmware
Intel Nuc 11 Pro Kit Nuc11tnhi50l
Intel Nuc 11 Pro Kit Nuc11tnhi30l Firmware
Intel Nuc 11 Pro Kit Nuc11tnhi30l
Intel Nuc 11 Pro Kit Nuc11tnhi70q Firmware
Intel Nuc 11 Pro Kit Nuc11tnhi70q
Intel Nuc 11 Pro Kit Nuc11tnhi30p Firmware
Intel Nuc 11 Pro Kit Nuc11tnhi30p
Intel Nuc 11 Pro Kit Nuc11tnhi70l Firmware
Intel Nuc 11 Pro Kit Nuc11tnhi70l
Intel Nuc X15 Laptop Kit Lapkc71f Firmware
Intel Nuc X15 Laptop Kit Lapkc71f
Intel Nuc X15 Laptop Kit Lapkc71e Firmware
Intel Nuc X15 Laptop Kit Lapkc71e
Intel Nuc X15 Laptop Kit Lapkc51e Firmware
Intel Nuc X15 Laptop Kit Lapkc51e
Intel Nuc M15 Laptop Kit Lapbc710 Firmware
Intel Nuc M15 Laptop Kit Lapbc710
Intel Nuc M15 Laptop Kit Lapbc510 Firmware
Intel Nuc M15 Laptop Kit Lapbc510
Intel Nuc 11 Performance Kit Nuc11pahi70z Firmware
Intel Nuc 11 Performance Kit Nuc11pahi70z
Intel Nuc 11 Performance Kit Nuc11pahi50z Firmware
Intel Nuc 11 Performance Kit Nuc11pahi50z
Intel Nuc 11 Performance Kit Nuc11pahi30z Firmware
Intel Nuc 11 Performance Kit Nuc11pahi30z
Intel Nuc 11 Performance Kit Nuc11pahi3 Firmware
Intel Nuc 11 Performance Kit Nuc11pahi3
Intel Nuc 11 Performance Kit Nuc11pahi5 Firmware
Intel Nuc 11 Performance Kit Nuc11pahi5
Intel Nuc 11 Performance Kit Nuc11pahi7 Firmware
Intel Nuc 11 Performance Kit Nuc11pahi7
Intel Nuc 11 Performance Kit Nuc11paki3 Firmware
Intel Nuc 11 Performance Kit Nuc11paki3
Intel Nuc 11 Performance Kit Nuc11paki5 Firmware
Intel Nuc 11 Performance Kit Nuc11paki5
Intel Nuc 11 Performance Kit Nuc11paki7 Firmware
Intel Nuc 11 Performance Kit Nuc11paki7
Intel Nuc 11 Performance Mini Pc Nuc11paqi50wa Firmware
Intel Nuc 11 Performance Mini Pc Nuc11paqi50wa
Intel Nuc 11 Performance Mini Pc Nuc11paqi70qa Firmware
Intel Nuc 11 Performance Mini Pc Nuc11paqi70qa

Remediation

Patch Available

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01001.html

Event History

Nov 14, 2023
CVE Published
07:05 PM
Data Sourced
07:05 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2023-40540?

CVE-2023-40540 has been classified with a high severity rating due to the potential for information disclosure.

2

How do I fix CVE-2023-40540?

To fix CVE-2023-40540, users should update their Intel NUC devices to the latest available BIOS firmware provided by Intel.

3

What devices are affected by CVE-2023-40540?

CVE-2023-40540 affects several Intel NUC models, including the NUC11 Pro and NUC11 Performance kits.

4

Can a non-privileged user exploit CVE-2023-40540?

No, a privileged user is required to potentially exploit CVE-2023-40540, which means it cannot be exploited by non-privileged users.

5

Is remote access required to exploit CVE-2023-40540?

No, CVE-2023-40540 requires local access to the affected systems for exploitation.

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