CVE-2016-8226

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-8226
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerlenovo
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-01-26 17:59:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionThe BIOS in Lenovo System X M5, M6, and X6 systems allows administrators to cause a denial of service via updating a UEFI data structure.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 4.9 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-19 | Denial of service

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary4.9MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary6.8AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Lenovo Flex System X240 M5 Bios - All All All
Application Lenovo Flex System X280 M6 Bios - All All All
Application Lenovo Flex System X480 X6 Bios - All All All
Application Lenovo Flex System X880 X6 Bios - All All All
Application Lenovo Nextscale Nx360 M5 Bios - All All All
Application Lenovo System X3250 M6 Bios - All All All
Application Lenovo System X3500 M5 Bios - All All All
Application Lenovo System X3550 M5 Bios - All All All
Application Lenovo System X3650 M5 Bios - All All All
Application Lenovo System X3850 X6 Bios - All All All
Application Lenovo System X3950 X6 Bios - All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Lenovo Group Ltd. System X M5 M6 And X6 BIOS affected various Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Denial of service attack on Lenovo System X M5, M6, and X6 systems - Lenovo Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.lenovo.com Vendor Advisory
Multiple Lenovo Products CVE-2016-8226 Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
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