CVE-2018-9085

Missing System x Flash Memory Write Protection Lock Bit

State: Published
Severity: Not scored
Published: Nov 16, 2018
Updated: Aug 5, 2024
Reserved: Mar 27, 2018

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.

Scores

The record has no CVSS score.

Weaknesses

The record names no weakness.

Affected Products

Product	Versions
System x UEFILenovo	before variesAffected
System x UEFIIBM	before variesAffected

References

https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-24477

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