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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2021.3742 Intel VTune Profiler Advisory 10 November 2021 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: Intel VTune Profiler Publisher: Intel Operating System: Windows UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX) Impact/Access: Increased Privileges -- Existing Account Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2021-33062 Original Bulletin: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00556.html - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- Intel ID: INTEL-SA-00556 Advisory Category: Software Impact of vulnerability : Escalation of Privilege Severity rating : MEDIUM Original release: 11/09/2021 Last revised: 11/09/2021 Summary: A potential security vulnerability in the Intel VTune Profiler may allow escalation of privilege. Intel is releasing software updates to mitigate this potential vulnerability. Vulnerability Details: CVEID: CVE-2021-33062 Description: Incorrect default permissions in the software installer for the Intel(R) VTune(TM) Profiler before version 2021.3.0 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: Intel VTune Profiler before version 2021.3.0. Recommendations: Intel recommends updating the Intel VTune Profiler to version 2021.3.0 or later. Intel VTune Profiler installer updates with the oneAPI Base Toolkit are available for download at this location: https://software.intel.com/content/www/us/en/develop/tools/oneapi/components/ vtune-profiler.html Standalone Intel VTune Profiler installer updates without the oneAPI Base Toolkit are available for download at this location: https://software.intel.com/content/www/us/en/develop/articles/ oneapi-standalone-components.html#vtune 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 11/09/2021 Initial Release - --------------------------END INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- You have received this e-mail bulletin as a result of your organisation's registration with AusCERT. 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