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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2021-41838

There is an SMM callout that allows an attacker to access the System Management Mode and execute arbitrary code.

HIGH 8.2EPSS 0.30%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.30%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

An issue was discovered in SdHostDriver in the kernel 5.0 through 5.5 in Insyde InsydeH2O. There is an SMM callout that allows an attacker to access the System Management Mode and execute arbitrary code. This occurs because of a Numeric Range Comparison Without a Minimum Check.

CVSS 3.1
8.2 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.30% probability · 23th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-119
Affected
insyde/insydeh2o · siemens/simatic field pg m5 firmware · siemens/simatic field pg m6 firmware · siemens/simatic ipc127e firmware · siemens/simatic ipc227g firmware · siemens/simatic ipc277g firmware · siemens/simatic ipc327g firmware · siemens/simatic ipc377g firmware · siemens/simatic ipc427e firmware · siemens/simatic ipc477e firmware · siemens/simatic ipc627e firmware · siemens/simatic ipc647e firmware · siemens/simatic ipc677e firmware · siemens/simatic ipc847e firmware · siemens/simatic itp1000 firmware
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.