Security News > 2022 > May > Intel Memory Bug Poses Risk for Hundreds of Products

Chipmaker Intel is reporting a memory bug impacting microprocessor firmware used in "Hundreds" of products.

"Potential security vulnerabilities in some Intel Optane SSD and Intel Optane SSD Data Center products may allow escalation of privilege, denial of service or information disclosure," reported Intel.

Intel optane memory is a system acceleration solution that is used to increase the response time to end-user requests, the Optane memory is installed between the processor and slower storage devices.

According to Intel, it has the CVSS base score of 7.9 and is described as a Race condition within a thread in Intel Optane SSD and Intel Optane SSD DC products.

An attacker can perform information disclosure or privilege escalation via physical access on Intel SSD DC, Intel Optane SSD, and Intel Optane SSD DC products.

The customer with affected Intel SSD or Intel SSD DC NAND products should consult the security advisory or contact Solidigm.

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