CVE-2024-31154
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedImproper input validation in UEFI firmware for some Intel(R) Server S2600BPBR may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceImproper input validation in UEFI firmware on Intel Server S2600BPBR allows a privileged local user to potentially escalate privileges. The vulnerability stems from insufficient validation of input data within the UEFI firmware component, which could be exploited to gain elevated system privileges.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the server board modelRun command 'dmidecode -s baseboard-product-name' or check BIOS/UEFI setup screen to confirm the exact model number is S2600BPBRAffected if Model is S2600BPBR and the UEFI firmware has not been updated to the fixed version
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Check the installed UEFI firmware versionAccess UEFI setup (press F2 during POST), navigate to 'UEFI BIOS Version' or 'Firmware Version' under Main or Advanced tab, or use 'dmidecode -s bios-version' from OSAffected if UEFI firmware version is older than the latest Intel-published version for this board
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Verify local privileged user access controlsReview local user accounts with administrative or root privileges using 'net user' (Windows) or 'cat /etc/passwd' and check sudoers (Linux), and verify physical access is restricted to trusted personnel onlyAffected if Multiple untrusted local users have administrative privileges or physical console access is uncontrolled
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Inspect UEFI secure boot configurationEnter UEFI setup, navigate to 'Secure Boot' or 'Boot' settings and verify whether Secure Boot is enabled and configured with trusted signaturesAffected if Secure Boot is disabled or has non-default configurations allowing unauthenticated firmware components
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Check UEFI variable store for unauthorized modificationsFrom Linux, run 'efivar -l' to list UEFI variables, or from Windows use 'bcdedit /enum firmware' to review boot entries; look for unexpected custom entriesAffected if Unknown or unauthorized UEFI boot entries or variable modifications are present
A user is affected if the system is an Intel S2600BPBR running UEFI firmware versions prior to the latest Intel update, and untrusted local users have privileged access or physical console access to the server.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply the latest UEFI firmware update from Intel for the S2600BPBR server board. Verify that firmware update paths are secured and restrict local administrative access to trusted personnel only.
- Consultation4.0 h
- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing6.0 h
- Review / QA4.0 h
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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