#VU16991 Privilege escalation in Intel products - CVE-2018-18098

Vulnerability identifier: #VU16991

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-18098

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable software:
Intel SGX Platform Software for Linux
Intel SGX Platform Software for Windows
Intel SGX SDK for Linux
Intel SGX SDK for Windows

Software vendor:
Intel

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges.

The weakness exists due to improper file verification in install routine. A local attacker can supply a specially crafted and gain elevated privileges to conduct further attacks.

Update Intel SGX for Windows to version 2.2.100.
Update Intel SGX for Linux to version 2.4.100.

• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/INTEL-SA-00203.html