CVE-2016-8222

State: Published
Severity: Not scored
Published: Nov 30, 2016
Updated: Aug 6, 2024
Reserved: Sep 16, 2016

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.

Scores

The record has no CVSS score.

Weaknesses

The record names no weakness.

Affected Products

Product	Versions
ThinkPad systemsLenovo Group Ltd.	variousAffected

References

94409vdb-entry
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN_8327

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