Lenovo System Update Vulnerability - Lenovo Support US

**Lenovo Security Advisory:**LEN-42150

**Potential Impact:**Privilege escalation

**Severity:**High

**Scope of Impact:**Lenovo-specific

**CVE Identifier:**CVE-2020-8342

Summary Description:

A race condition vulnerability was reported in Lenovo System Update that could allow escalation of privilege.

Mitigation Strategy for Customers (what you should do to protect yourself):

Upgrade to the Lenovo System Update version 5.07.0106 (or newer).

Acknowledgement:

Lenovo thanks Security Advisor, Anders Kusk, Improsec ApS for reporting this issue.

Revision History:

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