Intel Driver & Support Assistant: Increased Privileges -- Existing Account

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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

                               ESB-2020.3097
                 Intel Driver & Support Assistant Advisory
                             9 September 2020

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:           Intel Driver & Support Assistant
Publisher:         Intel
Operating System:  Network Appliance
Impact/Access:     Increased Privileges -- Existing Account
Resolution:        Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names:         CVE-2020-12302  

Original Bulletin: 
   https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00405.html

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Intel ID:             INTEL-SA-00405
Advisory Category:        Software
Impact of vulnerability : Escalation of Privilege
Severity rating :         MEDIUM
Original release:         09/08/2020
Last revised:             09/08/2020

Summary:

A potential security vulnerability in the Intel Driver & Support Assistant may
allow escalation of privilege. Intel is releasing software updates to mitigate
this potential vulnerability.

Vulnerability Details:

CVEID: CVE-2020-12302

Description: Improper permissions in the Intel(R) Driver & Support Assistant
before version 20.7.26.7 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable
escalation of privilege via local access.

CVSS Base Score: 4.4 Medium

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

Affected Products:

Intel Driver & Support Assistant before version 20.7.26.7.

Recommendations:

Intel recommends updating the Intel Driver & Support Assistant to version
20.7.26.7 or later, or use the web interface for the tool for Windows*:

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/
intel-driver-support-assistant.html

Software updates are available for download at this location: https://
downloadcenter.intel.com/download/28425/Intel-Driver-Support-Assistant

Acknowledgements:

Intel would like to thank @j00sean 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      09/08/2020 Initial Release

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