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Intel® Ethernet Drivers Advisory
| Intel ID: | INTEL-SA-00555 |
|---|---|
| Advisory Category: | Software |
| Impact of vulnerability: | Escalation of Privilege, Denial of Service |
| Severity rating: | MEDIUM |
| Original release: | 11/09/2021 |
| Last revised: | 11/09/2021 |
Summary:
Potential security vulnerabilities in some Intel® Ethernet drivers may allow escalation of privilege or denial of service. Intel is releasing software updates to mitigate these potential vulnerabilities.
Vulnerability Details:
CVEID: CVE-2021-33058
Description: Improper access control in the installer Intel(R) Administrative Tools for Intel(R) Network Adapters for Windows before version 1.4.0.21 may allow an unauthenticated 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
CVEID: CVE-2021-33098
Description: Improper input validation in the Intel(R) Ethernet ixgbe driver for Linux before version 3.17.3 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.
CVSS Base Score: 6.5 Medium
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVEID: CVE-2021-33059
Description: Improper input validation in the Intel(R) Administrative Tools for Intel(R) Network Adapters driver for Windows before version 1.4.0.15 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
CVSS Base Score: 3.9 Low
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Affected Products:
Intel® Ethernet 500 Series Controllers driver for Linux before version 3.17.3.
Intel® Administrative Tools for Intel® Network Adapters driver installer for Windows before version 1.4.0.21.
Intel® Administrative Tools for Intel® Network Adapters driver for Windows before version 1.4.0.15.
Recommendations:
Intel recommends updating the above Intel® Ethernet software to the latest versions.
Updates are available for download at this location: https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/22283/Intel-Ethernet-Adapter-Complete-Driver-Pack
Acknowledgements:
CVE-2021-33098 was found externally by Asaf Modelevsky (Amazon Web Services).
The remaining issues were found internally by Intel employees.
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