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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2021.2002
Intel DSA Advisory
9 June 2021
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Intel Driver and Support Assistant (DSA)
Publisher: Intel
Operating System: Windows
Impact/Access: Increased Privileges -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2021-0094 CVE-2021-0090 CVE-2021-0073
Original Bulletin:
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00510.html
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Intel ID: INTEL-SA-00510
Advisory Category: Software
Impact of vulnerability : Escalation of Privilege
Severity rating : HIGH
Original release: 06/08/2021
Last revised: 06/08/2021
Summary:
Potential security vulnerabilities in Intel Driver and Support Assistant (DSA)
may allow escalation of privilege. Intel is releasing software updates to
mitigate these potential vulnerabilities.
Vulnerability Details:
CVEID: CVE-2021-0094
Description: Improper link resolution before file access in Intel(R) DSA before
version 20.11.50.9 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable an
escalation of privilege via local access.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5 High
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
CVEID: CVE-2021-0073
Description: Insufficient control flow management in Intel(R) DSA before
version 20.11.50.9 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable
escalation of privilege via local access.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5 High
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
CVEID: CVE-2021-0090
Description: Uncontrolled search path element in Intel(R) DSA before version
20.11.50.9 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable an 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:
Intel DSA before version 20.11.50.9.
Recommendations:
Intel recommends updating Intel DSA to version 20.11.50.9 or later.
Updates are available for download at this location: https://
downloadcenter.intel.com/product/128824/
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Acknowledgements:
Intel would like to thank Jimmy Bayne (CVE-2021-0090) and @j00sean
(CVE-2021-0073 and CVE-2021-0094) 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.
Revision History
Revision Date Description
1.0 06/08/2021 Initial Release
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