CVE-2023-5078: Medium severity lenovo thinkpad x13 gen 3 firmware vulnerability

Published Nov 8, 2023
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Updated

A vulnerability was reported in some ThinkPad BIOS that could allow a physical or local attacker with elevated privileges to tamper with BIOS firmware.

Affected Software

40 affected components
All of the following
Lenovo Thinkpad X13 Gen 3 Firmware
Lenovo Thinkpad X13 Gen 3
All of the following
Lenovo Thinkpad S2 Yoga Gen 7 Firmware<1.19
Lenovo Thinkpad S2 Yoga Gen 7
All of the following
Lenovo Thinkpad S2 Yoga Gen 6 Firmware
Lenovo Thinkpad S2 Yoga Gen 6
All of the following
Lenovo Thinkpad S2 Gen 8 Firmware
Lenovo Thinkpad S2 Gen 8
All of the following
Lenovo Thinkpad P14s Gen 3 Firmware
Lenovo Thinkpad P14s Gen 3
All of the following
Lenovo Thinkpad P16s Gen 1 Firmware
Lenovo Thinkpad P16s Gen 1
All of the following
Lenovo Thinkpad T14 Gen 3 Firmware
Lenovo Thinkpad T14 Gen 3
All of the following
Lenovo Thinkpad T14s Gen 3 Firmware
Lenovo Thinkpad T14s Gen 3
All of the following
Lenovo Thinkpad T16 Gen 1 Firmware
Lenovo Thinkpad T16 Gen 1
All of the following
Lenovo Thinkpad L14 Gen 3 Firmware<1.23
Lenovo Thinkpad L14 Gen 3
All of the following
Lenovo Thinkpad L14 Gen 4 Firmware<1.1
Lenovo Thinkpad L14 Gen 4
All of the following
Lenovo Thinkpad L15 Gen 3 Firmware<1.23
Lenovo Thinkpad L15 Gen 3
All of the following
Lenovo Thinkpad L15 Gen 4 Firmware<1.1
Lenovo Thinkpad L15 Gen 4
All of the following
Lenovo Thinkpad L13 Yoga Gen 4 Firmware
Lenovo Thinkpad L13 Yoga Gen 4
All of the following
Lenovo Thinkpad L13 Yoga Gen 3 Firmware<1.19
Lenovo Thinkpad L13 Yoga Gen 3
All of the following
Lenovo Thinkpad L13 Yoga Gen 2 Firmware
Lenovo Thinkpad L13 Yoga Gen 2
All of the following
Lenovo Thinkpad L13 Gen 4 Firmware
Lenovo Thinkpad L13 Gen 4
All of the following
Lenovo Thinkpad L13 Gen 3 Firmware<1.19
Lenovo Thinkpad L13 Gen 3
All of the following
Lenovo Thinkpad L13 Gen 2 Firmware
Lenovo Thinkpad L13 Gen 2
All of the following
Lenovo Thinkpad S2 Yoga Gen 8 Firmware
Lenovo Thinkpad S2 Yoga Gen 8

Remediation

Information

Update system firmware to the version (or newer) indicated for your model in the advisory: https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-141775

Event History

Nov 8, 2023
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:02 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:02 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·10:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID?

The vulnerability ID is CVE-2023-5078.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2023-5078?

The severity of CVE-2023-5078 is medium.

3

How does CVE-2023-5078 affect Lenovo Thinkpad X13 Gen 3?

Lenovo Thinkpad X13 Gen 3 is affected by CVE-2023-5078.

4

How can a physical or local attacker with elevated privileges exploit CVE-2023-5078?

A physical or local attacker with elevated privileges can exploit CVE-2023-5078 to tamper with BIOS firmware.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2023-5078?

You can find more information about CVE-2023-5078 at the following link: [CVE-2023-5078](https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-141775)

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