CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2020-12333

Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Published: Nov 12, 2020 | Modified: Nov 30, 2020
CVSS 3.x
7.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
4.6 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

Insufficiently protected credentials in the Intel(R) QAT for Linux before version 1.7.l.4.10.0 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Weakness

The product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Quickassist_technology Intel * 1.7.l.4.10.0 (excluding)

Potential Mitigations

References