The Basic Input/Output System, also known as the System BIOS, ROM BIOS, BIOS ROM or PC BIOS) is the firmware used to provide runtime services for operating systems and programs and to perform hardware initialization during the booting process (power-on startup). In this short guide, we shall discuss Fix for security vulnerabilities in the BIOS firmware for some Intel Processors. Please see Enable Virtualization in BIOS: Determine if the Intel VT-x or AMD-V Virtualization Technology is enabled in BIOS. How to Bypass unsupported CPU and Processor by upgrading to Windows 11 via Windows Update.
Some potential security vulnerabilities have been reported on the 8th of this month on the impact/vulnerabilities in the BIOS firmware for some Intel® Processors. This may allow escalation of privilege, denial of service, or information disclosure.
| Intel ID: | INTEL-SA-00527 |
|---|---|
| Advisory Category: | Firmware |
| Impact of vulnerability: | Escalation of Privilege, Denial of Service, Information Disclosure |
| Severity rating: | HIGH |
| Original release: | 02/08/2022 |
| Last revised: | 02/08/2022 |
Listed below and on the Intel website are all the affected products. This includes the recommendations for fixing these security vulnerabilities in BIOS as quoted below. You may want to read more about the Intel vulnerabilities.
Affected Intel Products
- 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processor Family
- Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processor Family
- Intel® Xeon® Processor W Family
- Intel® Xeon® Processor E Family
- Intel® Xeon® Processor D Family
- 11th Generation Intel® Core™ Processor Family
- 10th Generation Intel® Core™ Processor Family
- 9th Generation Intel® Core™ Processor Family
- 8th Generation Intel® Core™ Processor Family
- 7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processor Family
- 6th Generation Intel® Core™ processor Family
- Intel® Core™ X-series Processor Family
- Intel® Atom® Processor C3XXX Family.
Intel recommends that users of listed Intel® Processors update to the latest versions provided by the system manufacturer that addresses these issues.
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I hope you found this blog post on how to Fix security vulnerabilities in BIOS firmware for Intel Processors helpful. In case you have any questions do not hesitate to ask in the comment section.
