What is CVE-2018-9069?

CVE-2018-9069 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hp 310s-14isk, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2018-10-02.

How severe is CVE-2018-9069?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Hp 310s-14isk

CVE-2018-9069

In some Lenovo IdeaPad consumer notebook models, a race condition in the BIOS flash device locking mechanism is not adequately protected against, potentially allowing an attacker with administrator access to alter the contents of BIOS.

Vulnerability class: Race Condition

EPSS: 0.005 (41.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-362 — Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition)

References

psirt@lenovo.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-9069?: CVE-2018-9069 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hp 310s-14isk, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2018-10-02.
How severe is CVE-2018-9069?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.