SB2023010523 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Dell Integrated System for Microsoft Azure Stack Hub



SB2023010523 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Dell Integrated System for Microsoft Azure Stack Hub

Published: January 5, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2023010523
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 38
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 3% Low 97%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 38 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Improper Initialization (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-0125)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper initialization in the firmware. A local administrator can run a specially crafted application to execute arbitrary code with escalated privileges on the system.


2) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-0116)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted input in the firmware. A local administrator can trigger out-of-bounds write and gain elevated privileges on the system.


3) Access of Uninitialized Pointer (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-0117)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to pointer issues in the firmware. A local administrator can gain elevated privileges on the system.


4) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-0118)

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in the firmware. A local administrator can trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system, leading to privilege escalation.


5) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-0099)

The vulnerability allows a local administrator to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient control flow management in the firmware, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.


6) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-0156)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in the firmware. A local administrator can pass specially crafted input to the application and gain elevated privileges on the system.


7) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-0111)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in the firmware. A local administrator can pass specially crafted data to the application and gain elevated privileges on the system.


8) Unchecked Return Value (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-0107)

The vulnerability allows a local administrator to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to unchecked return value in the firmware, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.


9) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-0124)

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions in the firmware. A local administrator can bypass implemented security restrictions and gain elevated privileges on the system.


10) Unchecked Return Value (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-0114)

The vulnerability allows a local administrator to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to unchecked return value in the firmware, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.


11) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-0092)

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions in the firmware. A local administrator can bypass implemented security restrictions and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


12) Incorrect default permissions (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-0093)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect default permissions in the firmware. A local administrator can cause a denial of service condition on the target system.


13) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-0127)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient control flow management. A local user can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


14) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-22558)

The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error. A local user can create a specially crafted trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system or perform a denial of service attack.


15) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-21123)

The vulnerability allows an attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists in Intel processors due to excessive data output when DirectPath I/O (PCI-Passthrough) is utilized. An attacker (both local and remote) with administrative access to a virtual machine that has an attached DirectPath I/O (PCI-Passthrough) device can obtain information stored in physical memory about the hypervisor or other virtual machines that reside on the same host.



16) Incomplete cleanup (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-21127)

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to incomplete cleanup in specific special register read operations. A local user can enable information disclosure.


17) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-21125)

The vulnerability allows an attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists in Intel processors due to excessive data output when DirectPath I/O (PCI-Passthrough) is utilized. An attacker (both local and remote) with administrative access to a virtual machine that has an attached DirectPath I/O (PCI-Passthrough) device can obtain information stored in physical memory about the hypervisor or other virtual machines that reside on the same host.




18) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-21166)

The vulnerability allows an attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists in Intel processors due to excessive data output when DirectPath I/O (PCI-Passthrough) is utilized. An attacker (both local and remote) with administrative access to a virtual machine that has an attached DirectPath I/O (PCI-Passthrough) device can obtain information stored in physical memory about the hypervisor or other virtual machines that reside on the same host.


19) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-0115)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the firmware. A local administrator can trigger memory corruption and gain elevated privileges on the system.


20) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-0103)

The vulnerability allows a local administrator to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient control flow management in the firmware, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.


21) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-33124)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the BIOS authenticated code module. A local user can run a specially crafted program to trigger an out-of-bounds write error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


22) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-33117)

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions. A local user can bypass implemented security restrictions and gain access to sensitive information.


23) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-0154)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in the BIOS firmware. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.


24) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-0153)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the BIOS firmware. A local user can  run a specially crafted program to trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


25) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-33123)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions in the BIOS authenticated code module. A local user can obtain elevated privileges on the system.


26) Uncaught Exception (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-0190)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to uncaught exception in the BIOS firmware. A local user can run a specially crafted program to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


27) Insufficient Control Flow Management (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-33122)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient control flow management in the BIOS firmware. A local user can run a specially crafted program to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


28) Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-0189)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to use of out-of-range pointer offset in the BIOS firmware. A local user can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


29) Unintended proxy or intermediary (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-33103)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to presence of an unintended proxy in the BIOS authenticated code module. A local user can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


30) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-33068)

The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in subsystem for Intel(R) AMT. A remote user can pass specially crafted data to the system and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


31) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-0159)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in the BIOS authenticated code module. A local user can pass specially crafted data to the affected module and execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges.


32) Return of pointer value outside of expected range (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-0188)

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the BIOS firmware. A local user can force the firmware to return pointer value outside of expected range and gain access to potentially sensitive information.



33) Unchecked Return Value (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-0155)

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to unchecked return value in the BIOS firmware. A local user can gain access to potentially sensitive information.


34) Security features bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-0004)

The vulnerability allows an attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to hardware debug modes and processor INIT setting allow to override of locks for some Intel Processors in Intel Boot Guard and Intel Trusted Execution Technology. An unauthenticated attacker with physical access to the system can bypass implemented security restrictions and escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability can be also exploited remotely by an authenticated attacker on the local network.


35) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-0005)

The vulnerability allows an attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to sensitive information becomes accessible by physical probing of JTAG interface in the Intel Software Guard Extensions (SGX) Platform. An attacker with physical access to the affected device can gain access to sensitive data.


36) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-21131)

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions. A local user can gain access to sensitive information.


37) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-21136)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A local privileged user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


38) Improper isolation or compartmentalization (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-0060)

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient compartmentalization in HECI subsystem for the Intel(R) SPS. An attacker with physical access to the system can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.