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Unchecked Return Value

CVE-2023-40067

Severity Medium
Score 5.7/10

Summary

Unchecked return value in firmware for some Intel(R) CSME may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via physical access.

  • HIGH
  • PHYSICAL
  • HIGH
  • CHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • NONE

CWE-252 - Unchecked Return Value

The software does not check the return value from a method or function, which can prevent it from detecting unexpected states and conditions.

References

Advisory Timeline

  • Published