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November 15th, 2019 17:00

Intel (CS)ME Security Vulnerability

Hi, I have a laptop and just updated to the latest firmware to fix the Intel ME vulnerabilities.  To my surprise it didn't fix them.  It has been a few years now.  Did I do anything wrong?

 

⏵ sudo ./intel_csme_version_detection_tool

Intel(R) CSME Version Detection Tool
Copyright(C) 2017-2019, Intel Corporation, All rights reserved.

Application Version: 2.0.6.0
Scan date: 2019-11-16 00:49:18 GMT

*** Host Computer Information ***
Name: precision
Manufacturer: Dell Inc.
Model: Precision 5520
Processor Name: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-7440HQ CPU @ 2.80GHz
OS Version: Ubuntu 19.04 disco (5.0.0-35-generic)

*** Intel(R) ME Information ***
Engine: Intel(R) Converged Security and Management Engine
Version: 11.8.65.3590

*** Risk Assessment ***
Based on the analysis performed by this tool:
   
This system is vulnerable.

Explanation:
The detected version of the Intel(R) Converged Security and Management Engine firmware
has a vulnerability listed in one or more of the public Security Advisories.
Contact your system manufacturer for support and remediation of this system.

For more information refer to the Intel(R) CSME Version Detection Tool User Guide
or the related Intel Security Advisory list at:
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000031784/technologies.html

⏵ sudo dmidecode | head -50
# dmidecode 3.2
BIOS Information
Vendor: Dell Inc.
Version: 1.16.0
Release Date: 07/26/2019

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