In some Lenovo ThinkPads, an unquoted search path vulnerability was found in various versions of the Synaptics Pointing Device driver which could allow unauthorized code execution as a low privilege user.
In versions prior to 5.5, LXCI for VMware allows an authenticated user to write to any system file due to insufficient sanitization during the upload of a backup file.
LXCI for VMware versions prior to 5.5 and LXCI for Microsoft System Center versions prior to 3.5, allow an authenticated user to write to any system file due to insufficient sanitization during the upload of a certificate.
In versions prior to 5.5, LXCI for VMware allows an authenticated user to download any system file due to insufficient input sanitization during file downloads.
In System Management Module (SMM) versions prior to 1.06, a field in the header of SMM firmware update images is insufficiently sanitized, allowing post-authentication command injection on the SMM as the root user.
In System Management Module (SMM) versions prior to 1.06, the SMM certificate creation and parsing logic is vulnerable to post-authentication command injection.
In System Management Module (SMM) versions prior to 1.06, the FFDC feature includes the collection of SMM system files containing sensitive information; notably, the SMM user account credentials and the system shadow file.
In System Management Module (SMM) versions prior to 1.06, an internal SMM function that retrieves configuration settings is prone to a buffer overflow.