VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-9085
A write protection lock bit was left unset after boot on an older generation of Lenovo and IBM System x servers, potentially allowing an attacker with administrator access to modify the subset of flash memory containing Intel Server Platform Services…
MEDIUM 4.9EPSS 0.66%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.66%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
A write protection lock bit was left unset after boot on an older generation of Lenovo and IBM System x servers, potentially allowing an attacker with administrator access to modify the subset of flash memory containing Intel Server Platform Services (SPS) and the system Flash Descriptors.
- CVSS 3.0
- 4.9 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.66% probability · 50th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-276
- Affected
- lenovo/flex system x240 m4 firmware · lenovo/flex system x440 m4 firmware · lenovo/system x3750 m4 firmware · ibm/bladecenter hs23 firmware · ibm/bladecenter hs23e firmware · ibm/flex system x220 m4 firmware · ibm/flex system x222 m4 firmware · ibm/flex system x240 m4 firmware · ibm/flex system x280 x6 firmware · ibm/flex system x440 m4 firmware · ibm/flex system x480 x6 firmware · ibm/flex system x880 x6 firmware · ibm/idataplex dx360 m4 firmware · ibm/idataplex dx360 m4 water cooled firmware · ibm/system x3100 m4 firmware · ibm/system x3100 m5 firmware · ibm/system x3250 m4 firmware · ibm/system x3250 m5 firmware · ibm/system x3300 m4 firmware · ibm/system x3500 m4 firmware · +9 more
- Source
- psirt@lenovo.com
References
- https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-24477Vendor Advisory
- https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-24477Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.