Intel® Optane™ DC Persistent Memory Advisory

Summary:

A potential security vulnerability in the Intel® Optane™ DC Persistent Memory installer for Windows* may allow escalation of privilege. Intel is releasing software updates to mitigate this potential vulnerability.

Vulnerability Details:

CVEID: CVE-2020-24451

Description: Uncontrolled search path in the Intel® Optane™ DC Persistent Memory installer for Windows* before version 1.00.00.3506 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® Optane™ DC Persistent Memory software for Windows* before version 1.00.00.3506.

Recommendation:

Intel recommends updating the Intel® Optane™ DC Persistent Memory software for Windows* to version 1.00.00.3506 or later.

Updates are available for download at this location:

Updates are available for download at this location: https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/29878/DCPM-Software-for-Intel-Optane-DC-Persistent-Memory-for-Windows-Server-2019-

Acknowledgements:

Intel would like to thank Oussama Sahnoun for reporting this issue.

Intel, and nearly the entire technology industry, follows a disclosure practice called Coordinated Disclosure, under which a cybersecurity vulnerability is generally publicly disclosed only after mitigations are available.