Intel CPU UEFI Firmware race condition

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Intel CPU. It has been declared as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component UEFI Firmware. Executing a manipulation can lead to race condition. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2023-41833. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Intel CPU (version now known). This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component UEFI Firmware. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A race condition in UEFI firmware for some Intel(R) processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

The advisory is available at intel.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-41833 since 09/07/2023. The exploitation appears to be difficult. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploitation requires an enhanced level of successful authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at intel.com.

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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: intel.com

Timelineinfo

09/07/2023 🔍
09/16/2024 +375 days 🔍
09/16/2024 +0 days 🔍
02/05/2026 +507 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: intel.com

Advisory: intel-sa-01071
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-41833 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-41833
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-277570

Entryinfo

Created: 09/16/2024 20:13
Updated: 02/05/2026 09:58
Changes: 09/16/2024 20:13 (74), 02/05/2026 09:56 (2), 02/05/2026 09:58 (4)
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Committer: lywand
Cache ID: 216::103

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