#VU54195 Race condition in Intel products - CVE-2020-8704

Vulnerability identifier: #VU54195

Vulnerability risk: Low

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

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-8704

CWE-ID: CWE-362

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
Intel Local Manageability Service (LMS)
Intel Server Platform Services Firmware

Software vendor:
Intel

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

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in subsystem. A local administrator can exploit the race and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information and escalate privileges on the system.

Install updates from vendor's website.

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