Intel Platform Update (IPU) Update 2021.2, February 2022
This is the second part of IPU 2021.2. The first part of IPU 2021.2 was announced in November 2021: Please refer to the Security Center announcement titled, “Intel Platform Update (IPU) Update 2021.2, November 2021”.
More Information:
Security Advisories that affect BIOS:
- INTEL-SA-00470 - 2021.2 IPU – Intel® Chipset Firmware Advisory
- Summary: Potential security vulnerabilities in some Intel® Chipset Firmware in Intel® Server Platform Services (SPS), Intel® Active Management Technology (AMT) and the Intel Power Management Controller (PMC) may allow escalation of privilege or denial of service. Intel is releasing firmware updates to mitigate these potential vulnerabilities.
- Severity: High
- INTEL-SA-00527 - 2021.2 IPU – BIOS Advisory
- Summary: Potential security vulnerabilities in the BIOS firmware for some Intel® Processors may allow escalation of privilege, denial of service or information disclosure. Intel is releasing firmware updates to mitigate these potential vulnerabilities.
- Severity: High
- INTEL-SA-00532 -2021.2 IPU – Intel® Processor Breakpoint Control Flow Advisory
- Summary: A potential security vulnerability in some Intel® processors that may allow a denial of service. Intel(R) is releasing firmware updates to mitigate this potential vulnerability.
- Severity: Medium
- INTEL-SA-00561 -2021.2 IPU – Intel® Processor Advisory
- Summary: A potential security vulnerability in some Intel® Processors may allow information disclosure. Intel is releasing firmware updates to mitigate this potential vulnerability.
- Severity: Medium
- INTEL-SA-00589 -2021.2 IPU – Intel Atom® Processor Advisory
- Summary: A potential security vulnerability in some Intel Atom® Processors may allow information disclosure or denial of service. Intel is releasing firmware updates to mitigate this potential vulnerability.
- Severity: Low
Security Advisory That Doesn’t Affect BIOS:
- N/A