The Department of Homeland Security s Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team (ICS-CERT) warned about both vulnerabilities on Thursday. Siemens patched a recently disclosed vulnerability pertaining to systems with specific Intel processors. If exploited, the flaw could let an attacker gain system privileges. The vulnerability is tied to a function in Active Management Technology a function of certain Intel processors that could have allowed an attacker to gain system. The company pushed updates for most of the SIMATIC IPCs earlier this week but says it’s still working on developing fixes for affected products.
Source: https://threatpost.com/siemens-patches-critical-intel-amt-flaw-in-industrial-products/126652/