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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2020.4009
Intel DSA Advisory
12 November 2020
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Intel DSA
Publisher: Intel
Operating System: Windows
Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2020-24460
Original Bulletin:
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00449.html
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Intel ID: INTEL-SA-00449
Advisory Category: Software
Impact of vulnerability : Denial of Service
Severity rating : MEDIUM
Original release: 11/10/2020
Last revised: 11/10/2020
Summary:
A potential security vulnerability in the Intel Driver & Support Assistant
(DSA) may allow denial of service. Intel is releasing a software update to
mitigate this potential vulnerability.
Vulnerability Details:
CVEID: CVE-2020-24460
Description: Incorrect default permissions in the Intel(R) DSA before version
20.8.30.6 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of
service via local access.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3 Medium
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:
Intel DSA before version 20.8.30.6.
Recommendation:
Intel recommends updating the Intel DSA to version 20.8.30.6 or later.
Updates are available for download at this location:
https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/28425/Intel-Driver-Support-Assistant?
product=128824
Acknowledgements:
Intel would like to thank Eran Shimony 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 11/10/2020 Initial Release
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