Intel® DSA Advisory

Summary:

Potential security vulnerabilities in Intel® Driver and Support Assistant (DSA) may allow escalation of privilege.** **Intel is releasing software updates to mitigate these potential vulnerabilities.

Vulnerability Details:

CVEID: CVE-2021-0094

Description: Improper link resolution before file access in Intel® DSA before version 20.11.50.9 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable an escalation of privilege via local access.

CVSS Base Score: 7.5 High

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

CVEID: CVE-2021-0073

Description: Insufficient control flow management in Intel® DSA before version 20.11.50.9 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

CVSS Base Score: 7.5 High

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

CVEID: CVE-2021-0090

Description: Uncontrolled search path element in Intel® DSA before version 20.11.50.9 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable an 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® DSA before version 20.11.50.9.

Recommendations:

Intel recommends updating Intel® DSA to version 20.11.50.9 or later.

Updates are available for download at this location: <https://downloadcenter.intel.com/product/128824/Intel-Driver-Support-Assistant-Intel-DSA-&gt;

Acknowledgements:

Intel would like to thank Jimmy Bayne (CVE-2021-0090) and @j00sean (CVE-2021-0073 and CVE-2021-0094) for reporting these issues.

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.