Denial of Service Vulnerability in Lenovo HardwareScanPlugin and Diagnostics
CVE-2022-0353

4.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Lenovo
Status
Hardwarescanplugin
Diagnostics
Vendor
CVE Published:
25 October 2023

Summary

A vulnerability has been identified in Lenovo HardwareScanPlugin and Lenovo Diagnostics that allows local users with administrative access to exploit the system. By leveraging this vulnerability, an attacker could trigger a system crash, leading to service interruption and requiring a reboot to restore normal operation. Ensuring the installation of the latest versions is crucial to mitigate these risks and maintain system integrity.

Affected Version(s)

Diagnostics < 4.45

HardwareScanPlugin < 1.3.1.2

References

https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-94532
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-102365

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.4
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Lenovo thanks Gergo Pap at Quadron Research Lab for reporting this issue.
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