FAQs on Intel Management Engine (SA-00086)

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FAQs on Intel Management Engine / Security Advisory (Intel-SA-00086)

Intel® Management Engine (Intel® ME 11.0.0-11.7.0), Intel® Trusted Execution Engine (Intel® TXE 3.0)
and Intel® Server Platform Services (Intel® SPS 4.0) vulnerability (Intel-SA-00086

• Which Intel products are affected?

• The firmware vulnerabilities affect many Intel products from the past two years.
  Systems using Intel ME Firmware versions 11.0.0 through 11.7.0, SPS Firmware version 4.0, and TXE version 3.0 are impacted.
  You may find these firmware versions on certain processors from the:
  > 6th, 7th, and 8th generation Intel® Core™ Processor Family
  > Intel® Xeon® Processor E3-1200 v5 and v6 Product Family
  > Intel® Xeon® Processor Scalable Family
  > Intel® Xeon® Processor W Family
  > Intel Atom® C3000 Processor Family
  > Apollo Lake Intel Atom® Processor E3900 series
  > Apollo Lake Intel® Pentium® Processors
  > Intel® Celeron® N and J series Processors
   

• Am I affected by the Intel Management Engine (SA-00086) vulnerability?

• To determine whether the identified vulnerabilities affect a system, Intel has offered the "Intel SA-00086 Detection Tool" for the Linux and Windows operating systems:
  > https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000025619/software.html
   

• Is a firmware update available?

• Yes, MEDION provides a ME Firmware Update Tool:
  > Direct link: http://cdn.medion.com/downloads/treiber/IntelME-fix_sa-00086.exe
  > Lightbox Driver Downloads: https://www.medion.com/gb/service/_lightbox/treiber.php?stxt=sa-00086
  This fix will update the INTEL Management Engine to fix a security hole in all versions between 11.0.xx to 11.7.xx    
  It is for Skylake (Core iX 6xxx), Kabylake (Core iX 7xxx) und Kaby Lake – Refresh (Core iX 8xxx)
  This package will not fix Apollo lake platform at the moment.
   

• Where can I find further information?

• > https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000025619/software.html
   

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The information in this article refers to:

• Intel® Management Engine (Intel® ME)
• Intel® Trusted Execution Engine (Intel® TXE)
• Intel® Server Platform Services (SPS)

Review Date: 2021-07-18