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CVE-2016-8222

CVE-kwetsbaarheidsdetails - eXtreme Datacenter Security Operations

Gepubliceerd 2016-11-30 15:00:00
Laatst bijgewerkt 2024-08-06 02:13:21
Toegewezen door lenovo
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Status PUBLISHED

Beschrijving

A vulnerability has been identified in a signed kernel driver for the BIOS of some ThinkPad systems that can allow an attacker with Windows administrator-level privileges to call System Management Mode (SMM) services. This could lead to a denial of service attack or allow certain BIOS variables or settings to be altered (such as boot sequence). The setting or changing of BIOS passwords is not affected by this vulnerability.