Denial of Service Vulnerability in Intel SSD and Optane Products
CVE-2021-33069

5.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Intel
Status
Intel(r) Ssd, Intel(r) Ssd Dc, Intel(r) Optane(tm) Ssd And Intel(r) Optane(tm) Ssd Dc
Vendor
CVE Published:
12 May 2022

What is CVE-2021-33069?

A vulnerability in the firmware of certain Intel SSD and Optane products can lead to improper resource shutdown or release. This flaw may allow a privileged user with local access to enable a denial of service condition, impacting the availability of the affected devices. This issue affects a range of Intel SSD products and can pose significant operational risks if exploited.

Affected Version(s)

Intel(R) SSD, Intel(R) SSD DC, Intel(R) Optane(TM) SSD and Intel(R) Optane(TM) SSD DC See references

References

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/a...
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https://www.solidigm.com/content/dam/newco-aem-site/maste...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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