510 15Ikl Firmware
CVE-2019-6156
LOW
Severity by source
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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1DescriptionNVD
In Lenovo systems, SMM BIOS Write Protection is used to prevent writes to SPI Flash. While this provides sufficient protection, an additional layer of protection is provided by SPI Protected Range Registers (PRx). Lenovo was notified that after resuming from S3 sleep mode in various versions of BIOS for Lenovo systems, the PRx is not set. This does not impact the SMM BIOS Write Protection, which keeps systems protected.
AnalysisAI
In Lenovo systems, SMM BIOS Write Protection is used to prevent writes to SPI Flash. Rated low severity (CVSS 3.3), this vulnerability is low attack complexity.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-667. In Lenovo systems, SMM BIOS Write Protection is used to prevent writes to SPI Flash. While this provides sufficient protection, an additional layer of protection is provided by SPI Protected Range Registers (PRx). Lenovo was notified that after resuming from S3 sleep mode in various versions of BIOS for Lenovo systems, the PRx is not set. This does not impact the SMM BIOS Write Protection, which keeps systems protected. Affected products include: Lenovo 510-15Ikl Firmware, Lenovo 510S-08Ikl Firmware, Lenovo Ideacentre 300-20Ish Firmware, Lenovo Ideacentre 300S-11Ish Firmware, Lenovo Ideacentre 510-15Icb Firmware.
RemediationAI
A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.
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