Privilege escalation in Intel NUC 9 Extreme Laptop Kit

1) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU66411

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-21229

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error. A local user can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system with elevated privileges.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

NUC 9 Extreme Laptop Kit - LAPQC71B: before 2.2.0.22

NUC 9 Extreme Laptop Kit - LAPQC71D: before 2.2.0.22

NUC 9 Extreme Laptop Kit - LAPQC71C: before 2.2.0.22

NUC 9 Extreme Laptop Kit - LAPQC71A: before 2.2.0.22

External links

http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00665.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.