Intel® MPSS Advisory

Summary:

A potential security vulnerability in Intel® Manycore Platform Software Stack (MPSS) may allow escalation of privilege.** **Intel is releasing software updates to mitigate this potential vulnerability.

Vulnerability Details:

CVEID: CVE-2020-0563

Description: Improper permissions in the installer for Intel® MPSS before version 3.8.6 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

CVSS Base Score: 6.7 Medium

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:

Intel® MPSS before version 3.8.6.

Recommendations:

Intel recommends updating Intel® MPSS to version 3.8.6 or later.

Updates are available for download at this location: <https://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/intel-manycore-platform-software-stack-mpss#lx38rel&gt;

Acknowledgements:

Intel would like to thank Marius Gabriel Mihai for reporting this issue.

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