Intel® RXT for Chromebook Advisory

Summary:

A potential security vulnerability in the Intel® RXT for Chromebook application may allow information disclosure. Intel is not releasing updates to mitigate this potential vulnerability and has issued a Product Discontinuation Notice for the Intel® RXT for Chromebook application.

Vulnerability Details:

CVEID: CVE-2021-33166

Description: Incorrect default permissions for the Intel® RXT for Chromebook application, all versions, may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

CVSS Base Score: 4.4 Medium

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

Affected Products:

Intel® RXT for Chromebook application, all versions.

Recommendations:

Intel has issued a Product Discontinuation notice for the Intel® RXT for Chromebook application and recommends that users of the Intel® RXT for Chromebook application uninstall it or discontinue use at their earliest convenience.

Acknowledgements:

Intel would like to thank Sheikh Rishad 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.