SB2023081532 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Intel PROSet/Wireless WiFi and Killer WiFi

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 5 vulnerabilities.

1) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-27635)

CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions. A local user can bypass implemented security restrictions and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

2) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-40964)

CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions. A local user can bypass implemented security restrictions and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

3) Protection Mechanism Failure (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-46329)

CWE-ID: CWE-693 - Protection Mechanism Failure

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

The vulnerability allows a local user to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient implementation of security measures. A local user can bypass implemented security restrictions and elevate privileges on the system.

4) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-36351)

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker on the local network can send specially crafted data to the system and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

5) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-38076)

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A local user can pass specially crafted input to the system and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00766.html
• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00766.html