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CVE-2018-12204

Published: 14 March 2019

Improper memory initialization in Platform Sample/Silicon Reference firmware Intel(R) Server Board, Intel(R) Server System and Intel(R) Compute Module may allow privileged user to potentially enable an escalation of privilege via local access.

Notes

AuthorNote
sbeattie
it is unclear whether this issue is addressed in cpu
microcode or in other firmware, but if it is in cpu microcode,
subsequent updates have addressed the issue.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

6.7

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
intel-microcode
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream Needs triage

trusty
Released (3.20190514.0ubuntu0.14.04.1)
xenial
Released (3.20190514.0ubuntu0.16.04.1)
bionic
Released (3.20190514.0ubuntu0.18.04.2)
cosmic
Released (3.20190514.0ubuntu0.18.10.1)
disco Not vulnerable
(3.20190312.1)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 6.7
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H