SB2021111013 - Privilege escalation in Intel Ethernet Diagnostic Driver



SB2021111013 - Privilege escalation in Intel Ethernet Diagnostic Driver

Published: November 10, 2021

Security Bulletin ID SB2021111013
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-0135)

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A local administrator can pass specially crafted input to the application and gain elevated privileges on the target system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.