Bug 1988309 (CVE-2021-0144)

Summary: CVE-2021-0144 kernel: hw: Insecure default variable initialization for the Intel BSSA DFT feature
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: Petr Matousek <pmatouse>
Component: vulnerabilityAssignee: Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
Status: CLOSED NOTABUG QA Contact:
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Version: unspecifiedCC: acaringi, adscvr, airlied, alciregi, bhu, brdeoliv, bskeggs, dhoward, dvlasenk, fhrbata, hdegoede, hkrzesin, jarod, jarodwilson, jeremy, jforbes, jglisse, jonathan, josef, jshortt, jstancek, jwboyer, kcarcia, kernel-maint, kernel-mgr, lgoncalv, linville, masami256, mchehab, nmurray, ptalbert, rvrbovsk, steved, walters
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A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. The Intel BIOS Shared SW Architecture (BSSA) Design for Test (DFT) feature may allow escalation of privilege in the customer build time configuration. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.
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Description Petr Matousek 2021-07-30 10:09:06 UTC 
A potential security vulnerability in the customer build time configuration for the Intel BIOS Shared SW Architecture (BSSA) Design for Test (DFT) feature may allow escalation of privilege.