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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2019.4650.3
Intel RST Advisory
12 January 2021
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Intel RST
Publisher: Intel
Operating System: Windows
Impact/Access: Increased Privileges -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2019-14568
Original Bulletin:
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00324.html
Revision History: January 12 2021: Update recommendations for each branch
June 18 2020: Vendor updated recommendations and affected products
December 12 2019: Initial Release
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Intel ID: INTEL-SA-00324
Advisory Category: Software
Impact of vulnerability : Escalation of Privilege
Severity rating : MEDIUM
Original release: 12/10/2019
Last revised: 01/11/2021
Summary:
A potential security vulnerability in the Intel Rapid Storage Technology (RST)
may allow escalation of privilege. Intel is releasing software updates to
mitigate this potential vulnerability.
Vulnerability Details:
CVEID: CVE-2019-14568
Description: Improper permissions in the executable for Intel(R) RST before
version 17.7.0.1006 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:
o Intel RST v15.x before version 15.9.8.1050.
o Intel RST v16.x before version 16.8.3.1003.
o Intel RST v17.5 before version 17.5.1.1021
o Intel RST v17.7 before version 17.7.0.1006
Recommendations:
Intel maintains three branches for this software, and recommends updating to
the following, or later, versions:
Version Upgrade to:
15.9.8.1050 https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/28998/
Intel-Optane-Memory-User-Interface-and-Driver-for-System-Acceleration
16.8.3.1003 https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/28993/
Intel-Optane-Memory-User-Interface-and-Driver-for-System-Acceleration
17.5.1.1021 Intel recommends that users of Intel RST update to the latest version
provided by the system manufacturer that addresses these issues.
17.7.0.1006 Upgrade to the latest RST driver version 17.9.1.1009
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.
Revision History
Revision Date Description
1.0 12/10/2019 Initial Release
1.1 12/11/2019 Updated Acknowledgements
1.2 06/12/2020 Updated Affected Products and Recommendations
1.3 01/11/2021 Update recommendations for each branch
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