CVE-2021-45970 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

An issue was discovered in IdeBusDxe in Insyde InsydeH2O with kernel 5.1 before 05.16.25, 5.2 before 05.26.25, 5.3 before 05.35.25, 5.4 before 05.43.25, and 5.5 before 05.51.25. A vulnerability exists in the SMM (System Management Mode) branch that registers a SWSMI handler that does not sufficiently check or validate the allocated buffer pointer (the status code saved at the CommBuffer+4 location).

Published: 2022-01-05

Score: 8.2 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:insyde:insydeh2o:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:insyde:insydeh2o:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:insyde:insydeh2o:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 4 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:insyde:insydeh2o:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 5 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:insyde:insydeh2o:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

No data available yet.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-32676	An issue was discovered in IdeBusDxe in Insyde InsydeH2O with kernel 5.1 before 05.16.25, 5.2 before 05.26.25, 5.3 before 05.35.25, 5.4 before 05.43.25, and 5.5 before 05.51.25. A vulnerability exists in the SMM (System Management Mode) branch that registers a SWSMI handler that does not sufficiently check or validate the allocated buffer pointer (the status code saved at the CommBuffer+4 location).

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00084.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-306654.pdf
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220216-0004/
https://www.insyde.com/security-pledge
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/796611

History

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 20:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/796611

Subscriptions

Insyde Insydeh2o

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2022-01-05T22:59:10.000Z

Updated: 2025-11-04T19:12:48.530Z

Reserved: 2022-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-45970

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-01-05T23:15:08.887

Modified: 2025-11-04T20:16:02.827

Link: CVE-2021-45970

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-787

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