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Unscored CVE-2018-9085 EUVD-2018-20688GHSA-r2wg-439c-8pcq

Missing System x Flash Memory Write Protection Lock Bit

Published Nov 16, 2018 · Updated Aug 5, 2024 · Assigned by lenovo

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Lenovo System x UEFI unspecified – < varies varies
IBM System x UEFI unspecified – < varies varies

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