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UPDATE1: Vulnerability In Intel Compiler Suite [EGI-ADV-20100628] | UPDATE1: Vulnerability In Intel Compiler Suite [EGI-ADV-20100628] | ||
EGI CSIRT ADVISORY UPDATE1: Vulnerability In Intel Compiler Suite | EGI CSIRT ADVISORY UPDATE1: Vulnerability In Intel Compiler Suite EGI-ADV-20100628] | ||
Title: Important Impact Vulnerability In Intel Compiler Suite | Title: Important Impact Vulnerability In Intel Compiler Suite | ||
Date: July 21st 2010 | Date: July 21st 2010 | ||
URL: https://wiki.egi.eu/wiki/EGI_CSIRT:Alerts/intel-28-06-2010 | URL: https://wiki.egi.eu/wiki/EGI_CSIRT:Alerts/intel-28-06-2010 | ||
Summary | |||
This is an update to [EGI-ADV-20100628] as Intel has released a security | |||
advisory. | advisory. | ||
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EGI CSIRT ADVISORY [EGI-ADV-20100628] Title: Moderate Impact Vulnerability In Intel Compiler Suite Date: June 28th 2010 URL: https://wiki.egi.eu/wiki/EGI_CSIRT:Alerts/intel-28-06-2010 Summary A vulnerability caused by bad file permissions has been identified in products belonging to the Intel compiler suite. The vulnerability can be used by local attackers to compromise other users' accounts. This advisory is based on publically available information and investigations performed by the EGI Security Vulnerability Group and the EGI CSIRT. Details During the installation of the Intel Math Kernel Library (MKL - http://software.intel.com/en-us/intel-mkl/) several files are installed world-writable, including configuration files that are intended to be sourced by all users of the MKL libraries. This makes it trivial for a local attacker to compromise the accounts of other users. It appears that these issues were quietly corrected in December 2009. However, MKL components are included in several different products in the Intel compiler suite, which makes it hard to say exactly which versions are affected. At the time of writing, no advisory about the issue is available from Intel. Recommended Actions This vulnerability can easily be corrected by searching for world-writable files in the Intel installation directory tree, e.g. with find /opt/intel/ -type f -perm -o=w -ls and fixing the permissions with find /opt/intel/ -type f -perm -o=w -print0 | xargs -0 chmod go-w (please replace "/opt/intel" with any site-specific installation directory).
UPDATE1: Vulnerability In Intel Compiler Suite [EGI-ADV-20100628] EGI CSIRT ADVISORY UPDATE1: Vulnerability In Intel Compiler Suite EGI-ADV-20100628]
Title: Important Impact Vulnerability In Intel Compiler Suite Date: July 21st 2010 URL: https://wiki.egi.eu/wiki/EGI_CSIRT:Alerts/intel-28-06-2010
Summary
This is an update to [EGI-ADV-20100628] as Intel has released a security
advisory.
The vulnerability was caused by bad file permissions in products belonging to
the Intel compiler suite, especially the Math Kernel Library, and can be used
by local attackers to elevate privileges.
This advisory is based on publically available information and investigations
performed by the EGI Security Vulnerability Group and the EGI CSIRT.
Details
https://wiki.egi.eu/wiki/EGI_CSIRT:Alerts/intel-28-06-2010
For detailed information see original Intel Advisory:
http://security-center.intel.com/advisory.aspx?intelid=INTEL-SA-00025&langua
geid=en-fr
Affected versions: Intel MKL instances < 10.2
Recommended Actions
Affected users are recommended to:
1. Uninstall Intel MKL instances prior to version 10.2
2. Install Intel MKL 10.2 or later
Updated Intel MKL is available at
http://software.intel.com/en-us/intel-mkl/.
If you are unable to upgrade or would like more information, please contact
Intel Support (http://premier.intel.com).
Or correct the vulnerability by searching for world-writable files in the
Intel installation directory tree, e.g. with
find /opt/intel/ -type f -perm -o=w -ls
and fixing the permissions with
find /opt/intel/ -type f -perm -o=w -print0 | xargs -0 chmod go-w
(please replace "/opt/intel" with any site-specific installation directory).