Intel Patches High Severity Flaw in VTune Performance Profiler

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Intel patched six security vulnerabilities during the January 2020 Patch Tuesday, including a high severity vulnerability in VTune and a bug affecting the Intel Processor Graphics drivers for Windows and Linux.
The security issues addressed today are detailed in the six security advisories published on Intel's Product Security Center.
 
According to Intel, these vulnerabilities could allow authenticated users to potentially trigger denial of service states and escalate privileges via local access, while others could lead to information disclosure.
 
"This month, consistent with our commitment to transparency, we are releasing 6 security advisories addressing 6 vulnerabilities," Intel's Director of Security Communications Jerry Bryant said.
"Three of these, including the one with the highest CVSS severity rating of 8.2, were internally found by Intel, and the others were reported through our Bug Bounty program."

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