SB2026081409 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Intel NPU Driver
Published: August 14, 2026
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 5 vulnerabilities.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-20731)
CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption
CVSSv4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error. A local user can trigger memory corruption and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.
2) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-20786)
CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
CVSSv4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and cause a denial of service condition on the system.
3) Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-20769)
CWE-ID: CWE-754 - Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions
CVSSv4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper error handling. A local user can send specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
4) Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-20783)
CWE-ID: CWE-754 - Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions
CVSSv4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper error handling. A local user can send specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
5) Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-20908)
CWE-ID: CWE-367 - Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
CVSSv4: 5.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to time-of-check time-of-use race condition. A local user can send specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.