NULL pointer dereference in the firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable an escalation of privilege via local access.

Unchecked return value in the firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Insufficient control flow management in the firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable an escalation of privilege via local access.

Insufficient control flow management in the firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable an escalation of privilege via local access.

Incorrect default permissions in the firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable a denial of service via local access.

Improper access control in the firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable a denial of service via local access.

Improper access control in the firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable an escalation of privilege via local access.

An issue was discovered in Kernel 5.x in Insyde InsydeH2O, affecting HddPassword. Software SMI services that use the Communicate() function of the EFI_SMM_COMMUNICATION_PROTOCOL do not check whether the address of the buffer is valid, which allows use of SMRAM, MMIO, or OS kernel addresses.

Insufficient control flow management in the firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via physical access.

Improper input validation in the firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.