Intel Platform Update (IPU) 2019.2, November 2019

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Security Advisories that affect BIOS:

  • Intel-SA-00164 – Intel® Trusted Execution Technology 2019.2 IPU Advisory
    • Summary: Multiple potential security vulnerabilities that may allow escalation of privilege, information disclosure, and/or denial of service.
    • Severity: MEDIUM
  • Intel-SA-00219 – Intel® SGX 2019.2 with Intel® Processor Graphics IPU Update Advisory
    • Summary: Potential security vulnerability in access control of protected memory for Intel® SGX processors with Intel® Processor Graphics may allow for information disclosure
    • Severity: MEDIUM
  • Intel-SA-00220 – Intel® SGX and Intel® TXT Advisory
    • Summary: Potential security vulnerabilities in 6th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors and greater may allow information disclosure.
    • Severity: HIGH
  • Intel-SA-00240 – Intel CPU Local Privilege Escalation Advisory
    • Summary: Potential security vulnerabilities in Intel® Core™ Processors and Intel® Xeon® Processors may allow escalation of privilege, denial of service, or information disclosure.
    • Severity: HIGH
  • Intel-SA-00241 – Intel® CSME, Server Platform Services, Trusted Execution Engine, Intel® Active Management Technology and Dynamic Application Loader 2019.2 IPU Advisory
    • Summary: Potential security vulnerabilities in Intel® Converged Security and Manageability Engine (Intel® CSME), Server Platform Services, Intel® Trusted Execution Engine (Intel® TXE), Intel® Active Management Technology (Intel® AMT) and Intel® Dynamic Application Loader (Intel® DAL) may allow escalation of privilege, denial of service or information disclosure.
    • Severity: CRITICAL
  • Intel-SA-00254 – Intel® System Management Mode 2019.2 IPU Advisory
    • Summary: potential security vulnerability in Intel® System Management Mode with Intel® Processor Graphics may allow for information disclosure.
    • Severity: MEDIUM
  • Intel-SA-00260 – Intel® Processor Graphics 2019.2 IPU Advisory
    • Summary: Potential security vulnerability in Intel® Processor Graphics may allow denial of service.
    • Severity: MEDIUM
  • Intel-SA-00270 – TSX Transaction Asynchronous Abort Advisory
    • Summary: Potential security vulnerability in Intel® CPUs may allow information disclosure.
    • Severity: MEDIUM
  • Intel-SA-00271 – Voltage Modulation Technical Advisory
    • Summary: Potential security vulnerability in some Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors CPUs may allow denial of service.
    • Severity: MEDIUM
  • Intel-SA-00280 – BIOS 2019.2 IPU Advisory
    • Summary: Potential security vulnerabilities in Intel firmware may allow escalation of privilege, denial of service, information disclosure.
    • Severity: HIGH

Security Advisories that don’t affect BIOS:

  • Intel-SA-00210 – Instruction Fetch Security Advisory
  • Intel-SA-00242 – Intel® Graphics Driver for Windows* 2019.2 IPU Advisory
  • Intel-SA-00255 – Intel® Ethernet 700 Series Controllers Advisory
  • Intel-SA-00293 – Intel® SGX 2019.2 IPU Update Advisory

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