Intel® Ethernet Diagnostic Driver Advisory

Summary:

A potential security vulnerability in the Intel® Ethernet Diagnostic Driver for Windows may allow escalation of privilege. Intel is releasing software updates to mitigate this potential vulnerability.

Vulnerability Details:

CVEID: CVE-2021-0135

Description: Improper input validation in the Intel® Ethernet Diagnostic Driver for Windows before version 1.4.0.10 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

CVSS Base Score: 6.7 Medium

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

Affected Products:

Intel® Ethernet Diagnostic Driver for Windows before version 1.4.0.10.

Recommendations:

Intel recommends updating the Intel® Ethernet Diagnostic Driver for Windows to version 1.4.0.10 or later. This may be accomplished by installing version 25.1 or later of Administrative Tools for Intel® Network Adapters.

Updates are available for download at this location:

<https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/4237/Ethernet-Administrative-Tools-for-Intel-Network-Adapters&gt;

Acknowledgements:

Intel would like to thank Kasif Dekel 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.