Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Advisory

Summary:

A potential security vulnerability in the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology software may allow escalation of privilege.** **Intel is releasing software updates to mitigate this potential vulnerability.

Vulnerability Details:

CVEID: CVE-2021-0104

Description: Uncontrolled search path element in the installer for the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology software, before versions 17.9.0.34, 18.0.0.640 and 18.1.0.24, 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® Rapid Storage Technology software before versions 17.9.1.1009.5, 18.0.3.1148.4 and 18.1.0.1028.2 with installer versions before 17.9.0.34, 18.0.0.640 and 18.1.0.24 respectively.

Recommendations:

Intel recommends updating the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology software to versions 17.9.1.1009.5, 18.0.3.1148.4 and 18.1.0.1028.2 with installer versions before 17.9.0.34, 18.0.0.640 and 18.1.0.24 or higher.

Updates are available for download at this location: Downloads for Intel® Rapid Storage Technology (Intel® RST)

Acknowledgements:

Intel would like to thank Marius Gabriel Mihai 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.