CVE-2018-9085

Summary

CVECVE-2018-9085
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-11-16 14:29:00 UTC
Updated2019-10-03 00:03:00 UTC
DescriptionA 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-276

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Ibm Bladecenter hs23 - All All
Hardware Ibm Bladecenter hs23e - All All
Hardware Ibm Bladecenter hs23 - All All
Hardware Ibm Bladecenter hs23e - All All
Operating System Ibm Bladecenter Hs23e Firmware All All All All
Operating System Ibm Bladecenter Hs23e Firmware All All All All
Operating System Ibm Bladecenter Hs23 Firmware All All All All
Operating System Ibm Bladecenter Hs23 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Ibm Flex System X220 - All All All
Hardware Ibm Flex System X220 - All All All
Operating System Ibm Flex System X220 M4 Firmware All All All All
Operating System Ibm Flex System X220 M4 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Ibm Flex System X222 M4 - All All All
Hardware Ibm Flex System X222 M4 - All All All
Operating System Ibm Flex System X222 M4 Firmware All All All All
Operating System Ibm Flex System X222 M4 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Ibm Flex System X240 M4 - All All All
Hardware Ibm Flex System X240 M4 - All All All
Operating System Ibm Flex System X240 M4 Firmware All All All All
Operating System Ibm Flex System X240 M4 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Ibm Flex System X280 X6 - All All All
Hardware Ibm Flex System X280 X6 - All All All
Operating System Ibm Flex System X280 X6 Firmware All All All All
Operating System Ibm Flex System X280 X6 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Ibm Flex System X440 M4 - All All All
Hardware Ibm Flex System X440 M4 - All All All
Operating System Ibm Flex System X440 M4 Firmware All All All All
Operating System Ibm Flex System X440 M4 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Ibm Flex System X480 X6 - All All All
Hardware Ibm Flex System X480 X6 - All All All
Operating System Ibm Flex System X480 X6 Firmware All All All All
Operating System Ibm Flex System X480 X6 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Ibm Flex System X880 X6 - All All All
Hardware Ibm Flex System X880 X6 - All All All
Operating System Ibm Flex System X880 X6 Firmware All All All All
Operating System Ibm Flex System X880 X6 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Ibm Idataplex Dx360 M4 - All All All
Hardware Ibm Idataplex Dx360 M4 - All All All
Operating System Ibm Idataplex Dx360 M4 Firmware All All All All
Operating System Ibm Idataplex Dx360 M4 Firmware All All All All
Operating System Ibm Idataplex Dx360 M4 Water Cooled Firmware All All All All
Operating System Ibm Idataplex Dx360 M4 Water Cooled Firmware All All All All
Hardware Ibm System X3100 M4 All All All All
Hardware Ibm System X3100 M4 All All All All
Operating System Ibm System X3100 M4 Firmware All All All All
Operating System Ibm System X3100 M4 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Ibm System X3100 M5 All All All All
Hardware Ibm System X3100 M5 All All All All
Operating System Ibm System X3100 M5 Firmware All All All All
Operating System Ibm System X3100 M5 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Ibm System X3250 M4 All All All All
Hardware Ibm System X3250 M4 All All All All
Operating System Ibm System X3250 M4 Firmware All All All All
Operating System Ibm System X3250 M4 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Ibm System X3250 M5 All All All All
Hardware Ibm System X3250 M5 All All All All
Operating System Ibm System X3250 M5 Firmware All All All All
Operating System Ibm System X3250 M5 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Ibm System X3300 M4 All All All All
Hardware Ibm System X3300 M4 All All All All
Operating System Ibm System X3300 M4 Firmware All All All All
Operating System Ibm System X3300 M4 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Ibm System X3500 M4 All All All All
Hardware Ibm System X3500 M4 All All All All
Operating System Ibm System X3500 M4 Firmware All All All All
Operating System Ibm System X3500 M4 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Ibm System X3530 M4 All All All All
Hardware Ibm System X3530 M4 All All All All
Operating System Ibm System X3530 M4 Firmware All All All All
Operating System Ibm System X3530 M4 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Ibm System X3550 M4 All All All All
Hardware Ibm System X3550 M4 All All All All
Operating System Ibm System X3550 M4 Firmware All All All All
Operating System Ibm System X3550 M4 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Ibm System X3630 M4 All All All All
Hardware Ibm System X3630 M4 All All All All
Operating System Ibm System X3630 M4 Firmware All All All All
Operating System Ibm System X3630 M4 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Ibm System X3650 M4 All All All All
Hardware Ibm System X3650 M4 All All All All
Hardware Ibm System X3650 M4 Bd All All All All
Hardware Ibm System X3650 M4 Bd All All All All
Operating System Ibm System X3650 M4 Bd Firmware All All All All
Operating System Ibm System X3650 M4 Bd Firmware All All All All
Operating System Ibm System X3650 M4 Firmware All All All All
Operating System Ibm System X3650 M4 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Ibm System X3650 M4 Hd All All All All
Hardware Ibm System X3650 M4 Hd All All All All
Operating System Ibm System X3650 M4 Hd Firmware All All All All
Operating System Ibm System X3650 M4 Hd Firmware All All All All
Hardware Ibm System X3750 M4 All All All All
Hardware Ibm System X3750 M4 All All All All
Operating System Ibm System X3750 M4 Firmware All All All All
Operating System Ibm System X3750 M4 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Ibm System X3850 X6 All All All All
Hardware Ibm System X3850 X6 All All All All
Operating System Ibm System X3850 X6 Firmware All All All All
Operating System Ibm System X3850 X6 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Ibm System X3950 X6 All All All All
Hardware Ibm System X3950 X6 All All All All
Operating System Ibm System X3950 X6 Firmware All All All All
Operating System Ibm System X3950 X6 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Lenovo Flex System X240 M4 - All All All
Hardware Lenovo Flex System X240 M4 - All All All
Operating System Lenovo Flex System X240 M4 Firmware All All All All
Operating System Lenovo Flex System X240 M4 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Lenovo Flex System X440 M4 - All All All
Hardware Lenovo Flex System X440 M4 - All All All
Operating System Lenovo Flex System X440 M4 Firmware All All All All
Operating System Lenovo Flex System X440 M4 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Lenovo System X3750 M4 - All All All
Hardware Lenovo System X3750 M4 - All All All
Operating System Lenovo System X3750 M4 Firmware All All All All
Operating System Lenovo System X3750 M4 Firmware All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Missing System x Flash Memory Write Protection Lock Bit - Lenovo Support US CONFIRM support.lenovo.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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