A potential security vulnerability in Intel® Manycore Platform Software Stack (MPSS) may allow escalation of privilege.** **Intel is releasing software updates to mitigate this potential vulnerability.
CVEID: CVE-2020-0563
Description: Improper permissions in the installer for Intel® MPSS before version 3.8.6 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
CVSS Base Score: 6.7 Medium
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Intel® MPSS before version 3.8.6.
Intel recommends updating Intel® MPSS to version 3.8.6 or later.
Updates are available for download at this location: <https://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/intel-manycore-platform-software-stack-mpss#lx38rel>
Intel would like to thank Marius Gabriel Mihai for reporting this issue.
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