HPE Superdome Flex and Superdome Flex 280 servers update for Intel SMI Transfer Monitor

1) Incorrect behavior order

EUVDB-ID: #VU96259

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-24853

CWE-ID: CWE-696 - Incorrect Behavior Order

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to an incorrect behavior order in SMI Transfer monitor (STM). A local user can escalate privileges on the system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Superdome Flex 280 Server: before 1.90.12

Superdome Flex Server: before 4.0.10

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:h:hpe:superdome_flex_280_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:h:hpe:superdome_flex_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docLocale=en_US&docId=hpesbhf04714en_us

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.