Intel® DSA Advisory

Summary:

A potential security vulnerability in the Intel® Driver & Support Assistant (DSA) may allow denial of service. Intel is releasing a software update to mitigate this potential vulnerability.

Vulnerability Details:

CVEID: CVE-2020-24460

Description: Incorrect default permissions in the Intel® DSA before version 20.8.30.6 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

CVSS Base Score: 5.3 Medium

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

Affected Products:

Intel® DSA before version 20.8.30.6.

Recommendation:

Intel recommends updating the Intel® DSA to version 20.8.30.6 or later.

Updates are available for download at this location:

<https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/28425/Intel-Driver-Support-Assistant?product=128824&gt;

Acknowledgements:

Intel would like to thank Eran Shimony 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.