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CVE-2022-35729: INTEL-SA-00737
Out of bounds read in firmware for OpenBMC in some Intel® platforms before version 0.72 may allow unauthenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via network access.
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Integrated BMC and OpenBMC Firmware Advisory
Intel ID:
INTEL-SA-00737
Advisory Category:
Firmware
Impact of vulnerability:
Escalation of Privilege, Denial of Service
Severity rating:
CRITICAL
Original release:
02/14/2023
Last revised:
02/14/2023
Summary:
Potential security vulnerabilities in the Integrated Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) and OpenBMC firmware in some Intel® platforms may allow escalation of privilege or denial of service. Intel is releasing firmware updates to mitigate these potential vulnerabilities.
Vulnerability Details:
CVEID: CVE-2021-39296 (Non-Intel issued)
Description: Issue affecting netipmid (IPMI lan+) interface. An attacker might craft IPMI messages to gain root access to the BMC bypassing authentication.
CVSS Base Score: 10.0 Critical
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVEID: CVE-2022-35729
Description: Out of bounds read in firmware for OpenBMC in some Intel® platforms before version 0.72 may allow unauthenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via network access.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5 High
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVEID: CVE-2022-29494
Description: Improper input validation in firmware for OpenBMC in some Intel® platforms before versions egs-0.91-179 and bhs-04-45 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via network access.
CVSS Base Score: 6.5 Medium
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVEID: CVE-2021-39295 (Non-Intel issued)
Description: Issue affecting netipmid (IPMI lan+) interface. An attacker might craft IPMI messages to cause denial of service to the BMC.
CVSS Base Score: 6.1 Medium
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L
CVEID: CVE-2022-29493
Description: Uncaught exception in webserver for the Integrated BMC in some Intel® platforms before versions 2.86, 2.09 and 2.78 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable denial of service via network access.
CVSS Base Score: 4.5 Medium
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:
Integrated BMC firmware before versions 2.86, 2.09 and 2.78 in some Intel® platforms.
OpenBMC firmware before versions 0.72, wht-1.01-61, egs-0.91-179 in some Intel® platforms.
Recommendations:
Intel recommends updating Integrated BMC firmware to versions 2.86, 2.09 and 2.78 or later.
Intel recommends updating OpenBMC firmware to versions 0.72, wht-1.01-61, egs-0.91-179 or later.
Chipset/SOC or Processor
Mitigated Version or higher
Mitigation URL
Intel® C620 series chipset
2nd Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable processor
Intel® Xeon® W processor 3200 series
1st Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable processor
Intel® Xeon® W processor 3100 series
BMC
V2.86
BMC (Commercial)
Intel® C250 series chipset
Intel® Xeon® E processor
BMC v2.09
Intel recommends that users update to the latest version provided by the system manufacturer that addresses these issues.
Intel® C620A series chipset
3rd Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable processor
BMC v2.81
OpenBMC
wht-1.01-61
0.72
BMC v2.81 (Commercial)
OpenBMC 1.01.75
Intel recommends that users update to the latest version provided by the system manufacturer that addresses these issues.
Intel® C740 series chipset
OpenBMC
egs-0.91-179
Intel recommends that users update to the latest version provided by the system manufacturer that addresses these issues.
Acknowledgements:
The following issues were found internally by Intel, CVE-2022-29493, CVE-2022-29494, CVE-2022-35729. Intel would like to thank Ignacio Hernandez, Tomasz Bagniuk, Witold Kryszak, Piotr Dorozynski.
Intel, and nearly the entire technology industry, follows a disclosure practice called Coordinated Disclosure, under which a cybersecurity vulnerability is generally publicly disclosed only after mitigations are available.
Revision History
Revision
Date
Description
1.0
02/14/2023
Initial Release
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