Untrusted search path in Intel FPGA OPAE Driver

1) Untrusted search path

EUVDB-ID: #VU50648

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-24485

CWE-ID: CWE-426 - Untrusted Search Path

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to an untrusted search path. A local user can gain elevated prvileges on the target system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Intel Acceleration Stack for the Intel FPGA PAC N3000-V: 1.2

Intel Acceleration Stack for the Intel FPGA PAC N3000: 1.3

Intel Acceleration Stack for the Intel FPGA Pac N3000-N: 1.1

Intel Acceleration Stack for the Intel PAC with Arria 10 GX FPGA: 1.2.1

Intel Acceleration Stack for the Intel FPGA PAC D5005: 2.0.1

Intel FPGA OPAE: before 4.17

External links

http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00440.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.