CVE-2020-0568 Race condition in Intel(R) Driver and Support Assistant

Medium 4.7 Published Updated

An authenticated local user can cause a denial of service in Intel Driver and Support Assistant via a race condition.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-0568?

CVE-2020-0568 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) Driver and Support Assistant, published on 15 Apr 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Race condition in the Intel(R) Driver and Support Assistant before version 20.1.5 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

Weakness: CWE-362

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-0568?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Intel Driver \& Support Assistant.

How do I fix CVE-2020-0568?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-0568 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-0568 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-0568 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-gp7g-p4hq-9mjx.

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