CVE-2021-33075
Description
Race condition in firmware for some Intel(R) Optane(TM) SSD, Intel(R) Optane(TM) SSD DC and Intel(R) SSD DC Products may allow a privileged user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.
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Race condition in firmware of certain Intel Optane SSDs allows a privileged local user to cause denial of service.
Vulnerability
A race condition exists in the firmware of some Intel(R) Optane(TM) SSD, Intel(R) Optane(TM) SSD DC, and Intel(R) SSD DC Products. This vulnerability is identified in the official Intel advisory [1]. The affected products are not individually listed, but the advisory covers multiple models.
Exploitation
An attacker requires local access and must possess elevated privileges. The race condition can be triggered through specific sequences of operations, potentially leading to a denial of service condition.
Impact
Successful exploitation allows a privileged user to cause a denial of service, impacting system availability.
Mitigation
Intel has released a firmware update to address this vulnerability. Users should refer to the Intel Security Advisory INTEL-SA-00563 [1] for the fixed firmware versions and download links.
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Affected products
3- Intel/Intel Optane SSD, Intel Optane SSD DC and Intel SSD DC Productsdescription
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
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