CVE-2016-8222
A vulnerability has been identified in a signed kernel driver for the BIOS of some ThinkPad systems that can allow an attacker with Windows administrator-level privileges to call System Management Mode (SMM) services.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.30%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
A vulnerability has been identified in a signed kernel driver for the BIOS of some ThinkPad systems that can allow an attacker with Windows administrator-level privileges to call System Management Mode (SMM) services. This could lead to a denial of service attack or allow certain BIOS variables or settings to be altered (such as boot sequence). The setting or changing of BIOS passwords is not affected by this vulnerability.
- CVSS 3.0
- 4.4 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.30% probability · 23th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-284
- Affected
- lenovo/thinkpad 10 ella 2 bios · lenovo/thinkpad 11e beema bios · lenovo/thinkpad 11e braswell bios · lenovo/thinkpad 11e broadwell bios · lenovo/thinkpad 11e skylake bios · lenovo/thinkpad 13e bios · lenovo/thinkpad e450 bios · lenovo/thinkpad e450c bios · lenovo/thinkpad e455 bios · lenovo/thinkpad e460 bios · lenovo/thinkpad e465 bios · lenovo/thinkpad e550 bios · lenovo/thinkpad e550c bios · lenovo/thinkpad e555 bios · lenovo/thinkpad e560 bios · lenovo/thinkpad e565 bios · lenovo/thinkpad edge e440 bios · lenovo/thinkpad edge e445 bios · lenovo/thinkpad edge e540 bios · lenovo/thinkpad edge e545 bios · +40 more
- Source
- psirt@lenovo.com
References
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.