CWE-1315
Improper Setting of Bus Controlling Capability in Fabric End-point
Description
The bus controller enables bits in the fabric end-point to allow responder devices to control transactions on the fabric.
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Parent Weaknesses (ChildOf)
Common Consequences
Scope
Impact
Modify Memory, Read Memory, Bypass Protection Mechanism
Potential Mitigations
For responder devices, the register bit in the fabric end-point that enables the bus controlling capability must be set to 0 by default. This bit should not be set during secure-boot flows. Also, writes to this register must be access-protected to prevent malicious modifications to obtain bus-controlling capability.
For responder devices, the register bit in the fabric end-point that enables the bus controlling capability must be set to 0 by default. This bit should not be set during secure-boot flows. Also, writes to this register must be access-protected to prevent malicious modifications to obtain bus-controlling capability.
For responder devices, the register bit in the fabric end-point that enables the bus controlling capability must be set to 0 by default. This bit should not be set during secure-boot flows. Also, writes to this register must be access-protected to prevent malicious modifications to obtain bus-controlling capability.
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