#VU54197 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Intel products - CVE-2020-24516

Vulnerability identifier: #VU54197

Vulnerability risk: Low

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

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-24516

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable software:
Intel 100 Series Chipset
7th Generation Intel Core Processors
Intel 200 Series Chipset
8th Generation Intel Core Processors
Intel C420 Chipset
Intel X299 Chipset
Intel C620 Series Chipset
Intel 300 Series Chipset
Intel C240 Series Chipset
Intel Pentium Gold Processor Series
Intel Celeron Processor 4000 Series
10th Generation Intel Core Processors
Intel 400 Series Chipset
Intel Xeon W Processor 10000
Intel Xeon W Processor 1200
Intel Celeron Processor G Series
Intel Pentium Processor Silver Series
Intel Celeron Processor N Series
Intel Core i5 L16G7
Intel Core i3 L13G4
11th Generation Intel Core Processors
Intel Celeron Processor 6000 Series
Intel Atom Processor P5000 Series
3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Intel C620A Series Chipset
Converged Security and Management Engine (CSME)
Intel Server Platform Services Firmware

Software vendor:
Intel

The vulnerability allows an attacker with physical access to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to modification of assumed-immutable data in subsystem, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.

Install updates from vendor's website.

• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00459.html