Intel TinyCBOR Library Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

A vulnerability in some TinyCBOR libraries maintained by Intel, prior to version 0.6.1, allows an authenticated user to potentially escalate privileges through local access, due to uncontrolled recursion. This vulnerability could lead to unauthorized actions or access rights.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could result in unauthorized privilege escalation, allowing a user to gain elevated rights or access within the system.

Remediation

Users are advised to update the TinyCBOR library maintained by Intel to version 0.6.1 or later. The latest version can be downloaded from the Intel TinyCBOR GitHub releases page.