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PSIRT Advisory – INTEL-SA-00632
Intel® Quartus® Advisory
| Altera Security Advisory: | INTEL-SA-00632 |
|---|---|
| Advisory Category: | Software |
| Impact of vulnerability: | Escalation of Privilege, Denial of Service, Information Disclosure |
| Severity rating: | High |
| Original release: | 02/08/2022 |
| Last revised: | 05/06/2026 |
Summary
Summary:
Potential security vulnerabilities in Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro and Standard Editions may allow escalation of privilege, denial of service, or information disclosure. Intel is releasing software updates to mitigate these potential vulnerabilities.
Vulnerability Details:
CVEID: CVE-2022-21203
Description: Improper permissions in the SafeNet Sentinel driver for Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition before version 21.1 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
CVSS Base Score: 8.8 High
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVEID: CVE-2021-44454
Description: Improper input validation in a third-party component for Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition before version 21.3 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
CVSS Base Score: 7.3 High
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVEID: CVE-2022-21220
Description: Improper restriction of XML external entity for Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition before version 21.3 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
CVEID: CVE-2022-21204
Description: Improper permissions for Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition before version 21.3 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
CVEID: CVE-2022-21174
Description: Improper access control in a third-party component of Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition before version 21.3 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
CVEID: CVE-2022-21205
Description: Improper restriction of XML external entity reference in DSP Builder Pro for Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition before version 21.3 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via network access.
CVSS Base Score: 6.5 Medium
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected products:
Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition before version 21.3.
Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition before version 21.1.
Recommendations:
Intel recommends updating Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition to version 21.3 or later.
Intel recommends updating Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition to version 21.1 or later.
Updates are available for download at these locations:
Acknowledgements:
These issues were found externally. Intel would like to thank Marius Gabriel Mihai (CVE-2022-21204 and CVE-2022-21174) for reporting these issues.
| Revision | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | 02/08/2022 | Initial Release |
| 1.1 | 02/15/2022 | Corrected the reporter's name |
| 1.2 | 03/10/2023 | Updated Acknowledgements |
| 1.3 | 05/06/2026 | Transfer Advisory to Altera. |
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