cvelist/2018/9xxx/CVE-2018-9085.json

{
    "CVE_data_meta": {
        "ASSIGNER": "psirt@lenovo.com",
        "ID": "CVE-2018-9085",
        "STATE": "PUBLIC",
        "TITLE": "Missing System x Flash Memory Write Protection Lock Bit"
    },
    "affects": {
        "vendor": {
            "vendor_data": [
                {
                    "product": {
                        "product_data": [
                            {
                                "product_name": "System x UEFI",
                                "version": {
                                    "version_data": [
                                        {
                                            "affected": "<",
                                            "version_value": "varies"
                                        }
                                    ]
                                }
                            }
                        ]
                    },
                    "vendor_name": "Lenovo"
                },
                {
                    "product": {
                        "product_data": [
                            {
                                "product_name": "System x UEFI",
                                "version": {
                                    "version_data": [
                                        {
                                            "affected": "<",
                                            "version_value": "varies"
                                        }
                                    ]
                                }
                            }
                        ]
                    },
                    "vendor_name": "IBM"
                }
            ]
        }
    },
    "data_format": "MITRE",
    "data_type": "CVE",
    "data_version": "4.0",
    "description": {
        "description_data": [
            {
                "lang": "eng",
                "value": "A 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."
            }
        ]
    },
    "problemtype": {
        "problemtype_data": [
            {
                "description": [
                    {
                        "lang": "eng",
                        "value": "Denial of service"
                    }
                ]
            }
        ]
    },
    "references": {
        "reference_data": [
            {
                "name": "https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-24477",
                "refsource": "CONFIRM",
                "url": "https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-24477"
            }
        ]
    },
    "solution": [
        {
            "lang": "eng",
            "value": "Update UEFI firmware"
        }
    ],
    "source": {
        "advisory": "LEN-24477",
        "discovery": "INTERNAL"
    }
}