SMM memory corruption vulnerability in SMM module on Dell device (SMRAM write).
BINARLY REsearch team has discovered a SMM memory corruption vulnerability in a Dell device allowing a possible attacker to write fixed or predictable data to SMRAM. Exploiting this issue could lead to escalating privileges to SMM.
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Potential Impact
An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to elevate privileges from ring 0 to ring -2, execute arbitrary code in System Management Mode - an environment more privileged than operating system (OS) and completely isolated from it. Running arbitrary code in SMM additionally bypasses SMM-based SPI flash protections against modifications, which can help an attacker to install a firmware backdoor/implant into BIOS. Such a malicious firmware code in BIOS could persist across operating system re-installs. Additionally, this vulnerability potentially could be used by malicious actors to bypass security mechanisms provided by UEFI firmware (for example, Secure Boot and some types of memory isolation for hypervisors).
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Vulnerability Information
- BINARLY internal vulnerability identifier: BRLY-DVA-2024-013
- Dell PSIRT assigned CVE identifier: CVE-2024-32860
- DSA identifier: DSA-2024-125
- CVSS v3.1: 8.2 High AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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