Race condition in Certain HPE ProLiant DL/ML and Microservers Using Certain Intel Processors

1) Race condition

EUVDB-ID: #VU87489

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-32282

CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in BIOS firmware. A local privileged user can exploit the race and escalate privileges on the system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

HPE ProLiant ML30 Gen10 Plus server: before 2.00_02-01-2024

HPE ProLiant DL20 Gen10 Plus server: before 2.00_02-01-2024

HPE ProLiant MicroServer Gen10 Plus: before 2.00_02-01-2024

HPE ProLiant MicroServer Gen11: before 1.44_01-18-2024

HPE ProLiant ML30 Gen11: before 1.44_01-18-2024

HPE ProLiant DL20 Gen11: before 1.44_01-18-2024

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:h:hpe:hpe_proliant_ml30_gen10_plus_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:h:hpe:hpe_proliant_dl20_gen10_plus_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:h:hpe:hpe_proliant_microserver_gen10_plus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:h:hpe:hpe_proliant_microserver_gen11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:h:hpe:hpe_proliant_ml30_gen11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:h:hpe:hpe_proliant_dl20_gen11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00929.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.