Intel® MAS Software Advisory

Summary:

Potential security vulnerabilities in some Intel® Memory and Storage Tool (MAS) software may allow escalation of privilege or denial of service. Intel is releasing software updates to mitigate these potential vulnerabilities.

Vulnerability Details:

CVEID: CVE-2023-36490

Description: Improper initialization in some Intel® MAS software before version 2.3 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

CVSS Base Score: 5.0 Medium

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

CVEID: CVE-2023-41090

Description: Race condition in some Intel® MAS software before version 2.3 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

CVSS Base Score: 1.8 Low

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

Affected Products:

Intel® MAS software before version 2.3.

Recommendation:

Intel recommends updating Intel® Memory and Storage Tool software to version 2.3 or later.

Updates are available for download at these locations:

Linux

<https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/secure/design/confidential/software-kits/kit-details.html?kitId=730768&gt;

Windows

<https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/secure/design/confidential/software-kits/kit-details.html?kitId=730764&gt;

Acknowledgements:

Intel would like to thank ycdxsb (CVE-2023-41090) and sim0nsecurity (CVE-2023-36490) 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.