Insyde Security Advisory 2023039

Insyde ID Advisory Category Impact of Vulnerability Severity Rating Original Date Last Revised
INSYDE-SA-2023039 Software CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:L 6.1 07/11/2023 07/11/2023

Summary:

FvbServicesRuntimeDxe: Exposes an SMI handler that allows an attacker to interact with the SPI flash.

Vulnerability Details

CVE-2023-28468

The FvbServicesRuntimeDxe SMM module exposes an SMI handler that allows an attacker to interact with the SPI flash at run-time from the OS.


Solution Information:
kernel 5.2: Version 05.28.23
kernel 5.3: Version 05.37.23
kernel 5.4: Version 05.45.23
kernel 5.5: Version 05.53.23

Acknowledgements

Thanks to 3rd party researchers, Enrique Nissim, Krzysztof Okupski and Joseph Tartaro from IOActive Inc. for reporting the vulnerability and engaging in this coordinated disclosure.

Revision History:

Revision Date Description
1.0 07/11/2023 Initial Release
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