Unauthorized error injection in Certain HPE Apollo, XL Servers Using Certain Intel Processors

1) Unauthorized error injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU79378

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-41804

CWE-ID: CWE-1334 - Unauthorized Error Injection Can Degrade Hardware Redundancy

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to unauthorized error injection in some Intel Xeon Processors with Intel Software Guard Extensions (SGX). A local user can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

HPE Apollo 4200 Gen10 Plus System: before 1.80_07-05-2023

HPE ProLiant XL290n Gen10 Plus Server: before 1.80_07-05-2023

HPE ProLiant XL220n Gen10 Plus Server: before 1.80_07-05-2023

HPE Apollo 2000 Gen10 Plus System: before 1.80_07-05-2023

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:h:hpe:hpe_apollo_4200_gen10_plus_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:h:hpe:hpe_proliant_xl290n_gen10_plus_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:h:hpe:hpe_proliant_xl220n_gen10_plus_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:h:hpe:hpe_apollo_2000_gen10_plus_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00837.html

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.