Some Lenovo System x server BIOS/UEFI versions, when Secure Boot mode is enabled by a system administrator, do not properly authenticate signed code before booting it. As a result, an attacker with physical access to the system could boot unsigned code.

Subscriptions

Vendors Products
Flex System X240 M5 Subscribe
Flex System X240 M5 Bios Subscribe
Flex System X280 X6 Subscribe
Flex System X280 X6 Bios Subscribe
Flex System X480 X6 Subscribe
Flex System X480 X6 Bios Subscribe
Flex System X880 Subscribe
Flex System X880 Bios Subscribe
Nextscale Nx360 M5 Subscribe
Nextscale Nx360 M5 Bios Subscribe
System X3250 M6 Subscribe
System X3250 M6 Bios Subscribe
System X3500 M5 Subscribe
System X3500 M5 Bios Subscribe
System X3550 M5 Subscribe
System X3550 M5 Bios Subscribe
System X3650 M5 Subscribe
System X3650 M5 Bios Subscribe
System X3850 X6 Subscribe
System X3850 X6 Bios Subscribe
System X3950 X6 Subscribe
System X3950 X6 Bios Subscribe

Tracking

Sign in to view the affected projects.

Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-12892 Some Lenovo System x server BIOS/UEFI versions, when Secure Boot mode is enabled by a system administrator, do not properly authenticate signed code before booting it. As a result, an attacker with physical access to the system could boot unsigned code.
Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.


Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

History

No history.

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: lenovo

Published:

Updated: 2024-09-16T23:56:19.792Z

Reserved: 2016-12-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-3775

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-05-04T17:29:00.223

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:26:06.720

Link: CVE-2017-3775

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses