Intel NUC BIOS Firmware race condition

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Intel NUC. This impacts an unknown function of the component BIOS Firmware. Performing a manipulation results in race condition. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2023-34349. The attack must be initiated from a local position. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Intel NUC (version now known). It has been classified as problematic. This affects some unknown processing of the component BIOS Firmware. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-362. The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Race condition in some Intel(R) NUC BIOS firmware may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

The weakness was shared 08/11/2023 as intel-sa-00917. The advisory is shared at intel.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-34349 since 06/15/2023. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/08/2023).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Class: Race condition
CWE: CWE-362
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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06/15/2023 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: intel.com

Advisory: intel-sa-00917
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-34349 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-34349
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-236949

Entryinfo

Created: 08/11/2023 09:35
Updated: 09/08/2023 09:00
Changes: 08/11/2023 09:35 (37), 09/08/2023 09:00 (21)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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