Intel NUC Firmware Open to Privilege Escalation, DoS and Information Disclosure

From prodefence.org

Intel has patched seven high-severity vulnerabilities in its mini PC NUC kit firmware.

Intel has patched seven high-severity vulnerabilities in the system firmware of its Intel NUC (short for Next Unit of Computing), a mini-PC kit used for gaming, digital signage and more.

Overall, the chip-maker patched 25 vulnerabilities across various platforms this week – including eight high-severity flaws, 13 medium-severity flaws and four low-severity glitches. The majority of the high-severity flaws resided in the system firmware of Intel’s NUC mini PC kit, which offers processing, memory and storage capabilities for applications like digital signage, media centers and kiosks.

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