Intel released patches on Monday to protect millions of PCs and servers from vulnerabilities found in its Management Engine, Trusted Execution Engine and Server Platform Services that could allow local attackers elevate privileges, run arbitrary code, crash systems and eavesdrop on communications.
In a security bulletin (INTEL-SA-00086) posted late Monday, Intel said the patches were in response to external researchers who brought several vulnerabilities to its’ attention earlier this year. That external vulnerability notification triggered an internal review of Intel’s own Management Engine, Trusted Execution Engine and Server Platform Services.
