Medium severity6.0NVD Advisory· Published Aug 1, 2015· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2015-2890
CVE-2015-2890
Description
The BIOS implementation on Dell Latitude, OptiPlex, Precision Mobile Workstation, and Precision Workstation Client Solutions (CS) devices with model-dependent firmware before A21 does not enforce a BIOS_CNTL locking protection mechanism upon being woken from sleep, which allows local users to conduct EFI flash attacks by leveraging console access, a similar issue to CVE-2015-3692.
Affected products
2Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
2- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/577140nvdThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/BLUU-9XXQ9LnvdThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
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