Vulnerability · Published Feb 14, 2024 · Assigned by intel

CVE-2023-27517

Medium 6.6

In plain English

A medium-severity improper access control in Intel(R) Optane(TM) PMem software. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 12% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.6Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 87.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Improper access control in some Intel(R) Optane(TM) PMem software before versions 01.00.00.3547, 02.00.00.3915, 03.00.00.0483 may allow an athenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12ipmctlno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2023-27517
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSipmctlno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-27517

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
n/a Intel(R) Optane(TM) PMem software before versions 01.00.00.3547, 02.00.00.3915, 03.00.00.0483

Weakness: CWE-284 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

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