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CVE-2018-9085 Detail

Description

A write protection lock bit was left unset after boot on an older generation of Lenovo and IBM System x servers, potentially allowing an attacker with administrator access to modify the subset of flash memory containing Intel Server Platform Services (SPS) and the system Flash Descriptors.


Metrics

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
Base Score:  4.9 MEDIUM
Vector:  CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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Hyperlink Resource
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-24477 Vendor Advisory 
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-24477 Vendor Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-276 Incorrect Default Permissions cwe source acceptance level NIST  

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:flex_system_x240_m4_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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a3e122b
Running on/with
 cpe:2.3:h:lenovo:flex_system_x240_m4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Configuration 2 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:flex_system_x440_m4_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Up to (excluding)
cge122b
Running on/with
 cpe:2.3:h:lenovo:flex_system_x440_m4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Configuration 3 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:system_x3750_m4_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Up to (excluding)
a5e124b
Running on/with
 cpe:2.3:h:lenovo:system_x3750_m4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Configuration 4 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:bladecenter_hs23_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Up to (excluding)
tke160c
Running on/with
 cpe:2.3:h:ibm:bladecenter:hs23:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Configuration 5 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:bladecenter_hs23e_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Up to (excluding)
ahe160c
Running on/with
 cpe:2.3:h:ibm:bladecenter:hs23e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Configuration 6 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:flex_system_x220_m4_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Up to (excluding)
kse158c
Running on/with
 cpe:2.3:h:ibm:flex_system_x220:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Configuration 7 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:flex_system_x222_m4_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Up to (excluding)
cce160c
Running on/with
 cpe:2.3:h:ibm:flex_system_x222_m4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Configuration 8 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:flex_system_x240_m4_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
Up to (excluding)
ahe160c
Running on/with
 cpe:2.3:h:ibm:flex_system_x240_m4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Configuration 9 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:flex_system_x280_x6_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Up to (excluding)
n3e132w
Running on/with
 cpe:2.3:h:ibm:flex_system_x280_x6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Configuration 10 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:flex_system_x440_m4_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Up to (excluding)
cne162d
Running on/with
 cpe:2.3:h:ibm:flex_system_x440_m4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Configuration 11 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:flex_system_x480_x6_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Up to (excluding)
n3e132w
Running on/with
 cpe:2.3:h:ibm:flex_system_x480_x6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Configuration 12 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:flex_system_x880_x6_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Up to (excluding)
n2e130e
Running on/with
 cpe:2.3:h:ibm:flex_system_x880_x6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Configuration 13 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:idataplex_dx360_m4_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Up to (excluding)
fhe120d
Running on/with
 cpe:2.3:h:ibm:idataplex_dx360_m4_:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Configuration 14 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:idataplex_dx360_m4_water_cooled_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Up to (excluding)
fhe120d
Running on/with
 cpe:2.3:h:ibm:idataplex_dx360_m4_:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Configuration 15 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:system_x3100_m4_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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jqe184c
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 cpe:2.3:h:ibm:system_x3100_m4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Configuration 16 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:system_x3100_m5_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Up to (excluding)
j9e134c
Running on/with
 cpe:2.3:h:ibm:system_x3100_m5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Configuration 17 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:system_x3250_m4_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Up to (excluding)
jqe184c
Running on/with
 cpe:2.3:h:ibm:system_x3250_m4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Configuration 18 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:system_x3250_m5_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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jue134c
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 cpe:2.3:h:ibm:system_x3250_m5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Configuration 19 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:system_x3300_m4_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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yae156c
Running on/with
 cpe:2.3:h:ibm:system_x3300_m4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Configuration 20 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:system_x3500_m4_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Up to (excluding)
y5e158c
Running on/with
 cpe:2.3:h:ibm:system_x3500_m4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Configuration 21 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:system_x3530_m4_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Up to (excluding)
bee164c
Running on/with
 cpe:2.3:h:ibm:system_x3530_m4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Configuration 22 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:system_x3550_m4_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Up to (excluding)
d7e166d
Running on/with
 cpe:2.3:h:ibm:system_x3550_m4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Configuration 23 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:system_x3630_m4_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Up to (excluding)
vve162c
Running on/with
 cpe:2.3:h:ibm:system_x3630_m4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Configuration 24 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:system_x3650_m4_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Up to (excluding)
vve160c
Running on/with
 cpe:2.3:h:ibm:system_x3650_m4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Configuration 25 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:system_x3650_m4_bd_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Up to (excluding)
vve160c
Running on/with
 cpe:2.3:h:ibm:system_x3650_m4_bd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Configuration 26 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:system_x3650_m4_hd_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Up to (excluding)
vve160c
Running on/with
 cpe:2.3:h:ibm:system_x3650_m4_hd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Configuration 27 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:system_x3750_m4_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Up to (excluding)
koe160c
Running on/with
 cpe:2.3:h:ibm:system_x3750_m4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)

Configuration 28 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:system_x3850_x6_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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a8e128c
Running on/with
 cpe:2.3:h:ibm:system_x3850_x6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Configuration 29 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:system_x3950_x6_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Up to (excluding)
bee164c
Running on/with
 cpe:2.3:h:ibm:system_x3950_x6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-9085
NVD Published Date:
11/16/2018
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
Lenovo Group Ltd.