SMM memory corruption via exposed SMI handler
Published May 28, 2024 · Updated Aug 2, 2024
Improper access control in Huawei CurieM-WFG9B BIOS 2.28 allows local users to expose or corrupt SMM memory through an SMI handler. The AmdPspP2CmboxV2 handler accepts a source buffer whose size and pointer can be altered to overlap SMM, bypassing earlier UEFI protections on direct SPI-flash access. Exploitation requires low-privileged local access and alteration of the source-buffer size; disclosure exposes SMM data, while corruption can enable SMM code execution.
Summary
What happened
Improper access control in Huawei CurieM-WFG9B BIOS 2.28 allows local users to expose or corrupt SMM memory through an SMI handler. The AmdPspP2CmboxV2 handler accepts a source buffer whose size and pointer can be altered to overlap SMM, bypassing earlier UEFI protections on direct SPI-flash access. Exploitation requires low-privileged local access and alteration of the source-buffer size; disclosure exposes SMM data, while corruption can enable SMM code execution.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-52711
- Published
- May 28, 2024
- Updated
- Aug 2, 2024
- Vendor
- MindSpore
- Product
- CurieM-WFG9B BIOS
- Classifications
- CWE-284, T1542.001
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- May 28, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=CurieM-WFG9B BIOS 2.28
- Affected versionversion=ota-curiem-b-bios-2.28
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