Denial of service in Intel Ethernet VMware Drivers

1) Insufficient Control Flow Management

EUVDB-ID: #VU66487

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-21793

CWE-ID: CWE-691 - Insufficient Control Flow Management

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient control flow management. A local user can cause a denial of service condition on the target system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Ethernet 500 Series Controller drivers for VMware: before 1.11.4.0

Ethernet 700 Series Controller drivers for VMWare: before 2.1.5.0

External links

http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00650.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.